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Can anyone confirm what tree species this is? I suspect it's a candlenut, but cant seems to get the leaves matched up. Growing near Byron Bay. Thanks
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Time: 3rd October 2016 12:22pm

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Pademelon1 says...
No idea, but it is not a candle nut

Time: 4th October 2016 1:41pm

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brad16 says...
The trunk, bark and leaves look like Quercus acutissima (Sawtooth Oak) to me, although the bumpy shell pieces don't seem match the acorn.
Did you crack the nut? It would pay to check it out when it flowers and see what the fruit is like when it's fresh.

Time: 5th October 2016 5:20pm

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Ian Down to Earth says...
Thanks, i suspect you're right. I was also told it might be a walnut, but i've not seen a walnut with leaves like this before, nor heard of them growing this far north..


Time: 5th October 2016 6:50pm

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Carl76 says...
Can anyone identify this plant ? Started growing in one of my seedling prep pots, label missing.
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Time: 6th October 2016 4:39pm

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Ian Down to Earth says...
Here's some more pictures of the flowers and the old nut i cracked- it still had an old nut inside which was very oily. No distinct smell to report..
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Time: 7th October 2016 9:09pm

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brad16 says...
Hi Ian, the flower catkins also look very much like a Sawtooth Oak, but I'm still not positively bowled over on the nut. It may well be, but I wouldn't wager as much on the nut as I would with the rest of the tree. Sorry that's not a 100% confirmed answer.

Time: 10th October 2016 12:17pm

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allybanana says...
Carl 176 it looks like it could be a type of strawberry guava or other Myrtacae, what are your possible options for the seedling.

Time: 12th October 2016 10:27pm

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denise1 says...
Hi Carl, it looks very similar to wax jambu, Syzygium samarangense.

Time: 13th October 2016 10:40am

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Carl76 says...
Allybanana thanks.
Can't say really, anything that fruits a possibility, was getting seeds from numerous people at the time.

Time: 13th October 2016 12:21pm

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