The suspected Acacia Mearnsii was a lone tree with no other for 100 metres. I'll report back in this thread if I do any more work with Acacia Mearnsii. Thanks for the replys Nen and SKA."Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."
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well no crystals out of Paraserianthes Lophantha, at least not from the bark ;/
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I think Acacia Mearnsii is very seasonal. Australian Autumn and Winter I suspect would be the best time to harvest from it. Also, different trees are different, you can taste the bark and the one that stings your mouths with alkaloids is the one to go for!
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Hey nen888 just hoping you can clarify the names on picture 1 and picture 3 the first one you say is dealbata the third labelled mearnsii but upon close examination they are the same picture. I noticed because these very much resemble the tree im working with and hope to get a positive i.d
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^..thank you for spotting that medicine man..it was an error..the 3rd photo has been corrected, the 1st one is dealbata..to really pin down the difference between these species close examination of the pinnae (small leaves) including their underside is required..the photos are a more general idea..
..you post some close ups to the acacia ID thread..
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A shame there has been no more experiments with this tree seeing there has been a very positive result in the past (1.2%of actives!) as its abundant in most states and has been naturalised across the world.
Its started flowering in Vic now.
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A not-so-good Acacia Confusa extract I made using old-pulled bark yielded a wax similar to that Mearnsii-extract you have a picture of and 3 different people did not feel anything, yet they said their dreams were intensified the next few nights.
It will be great if we find a method for these trees since they are extremely hardy and can survive up to Zone 7 with the right care and patience.
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