Vine tree starts out life as a bundle of very tough vines competing for dominance. The pictures here show specimens at the various stages beginning with a mass of
small vines. The next picture shows a tree that has reduced to just 4 vines and is flowering 'en masse'. The third picture shows a mature tree which still isn't
quite as big as they can get (the tree to right of it is a very big Dead Finish).
This big old specimen has been shading mourners at the Bogantungan cemetery for who knows how long.
By nature of the way this plant grows, straight logs just don't happen
and it tends to get attacked by lychtids quite severely.
A couple of big specimens - the 'vines' still very visible on the tree at right.
The timber is very hard and very heavy but also very
beautiful (of course!). It appears very stable during drying with little
movement or cracking but then it also appears dry as soon as it's cut - not a
wet tree at all.
The small bowl pictured is the only thing I have turned from it
so far and I found it sanded and finished very well.
