Posters - trees & timber
A4 poster series
This series of five A4 posters provide an introduction to four key NSW timber species, and explain the terms softwood, hardwood, heartwood and sapwood:
Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis)
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Flooded gum (Eucalyptus grandis)
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Radiata pine (Pinus radiata)
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White cyprus (Callitris glaucophylla)
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Timber teaser - softwood or hardwood? sapwood or heartwood?
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International Year of Forests Poster series
Trees and timber
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All about wood
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Other posters
The pine plantation rotation
Forests NSW is the largest producer of plantation-grown radiata pine timber in Australia. This poster describes the stages of growth of radiata pine, and the plantation operations necessary for managing and harvesting the trees.
How planted forests help the environment
Forests are important to a healthy environment. They protect soil, provide habitat for wildlife, and clean the air by absorbing carbon dioxide. Includes information on biodiversity, clean air, timber and salinity control.
Carbon: looking beyond the trees
Download a poster showing an example of the life cycle of carbon from a forest on the mid north coast of NSW.
