Huon Pine, Lagarastrobus franklinii, Australia’s oldest living tree which produces Tasmania’s iconic specialty timber.
Huon pine contains a natural oil (methyl eugenol) which provides its legendary durability also gives the wood a unique and pleasant fragrance. Huon pine trees are endemic to Tasmania and found near many west and south coast rivers but also on fertile sites with high rainfall within about 75 km of the west coast.
Huon pine forests are abundant in western Tasmania and more than ninety per cent of such forests are protected in large permanent reserves.
