Forum Archive Index - September 2000

["Geoff Ewert" <gewert@wai.quik.co.nz>]

Hi Jerry; Is this Paulownia the tree Im thinking of -similar to a Walnut in
appearance with a large leaf and small clusters of violet flowers on stems?
 What is the maturity time for Tasmanian Blackwood?
Sorry chatters if Im topic a bit
Regards G
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Ardley" <jeremy@ardley.org>
To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [sharechat] FFS


> > Oh well, you cannot fast forward the growing cycle as we do
> > with Radiata and avoid soft tissue timber.
> > Chris
>
> Just an aside.  There is an ultra fast growing hardwood tree touted here
in
> Australia called Paulownia.  It grows faster than radiata and supposedly
> produces good quality hardwood within 10-15 years
>
> The trouble with it is that it is :
>
> 1. Untried in Australia (It is a Chinese native) and no-one has ever
> actually harvested any timber from it, and
> 2. It is promoted almost exclusively as a tax minimisation scheme.
>
> In my opinion, you might get a good return if someone reputable does it,
but
> never, ever, if it is part of a tax minimisation scheme.
>
> Jeremy
>
> Disc : I have previously developed computer projections of Paulownia
> production/returns for inclusion in a prospectus.  My observations of the
> promoter and his business ethics were such that I would run a mile before
> ever investing in such a scheme.  On the other hand I am very tempted to
> lease a few hundred hectares and plant my own Paulownia.
>
>
>
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