Huon pine

Huon pine
/hyooh"on/ or, often, /yooh"-/
a coniferous tree, Dacrydium franklinii, of Tasmania, having very small cones and yielding timber.
[1810-20; named after the Huon river in Tasmania]

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tree
also called  Macquarie pine 

      (Lagarostrobos franklinii), gray-barked conifer of the family Podocarpaceae. It is found along Tasmanian river systems at altitudes of 150 to 600 metres (500–2,000 feet). The tree is straight-trunked, pyramidal, 21 to 30 metres (70 to 100 feet) tall, and 0.7 to 1 metre (2 to 3 feet) in diameter. The Huon pine's fragrant, soft wood is used for furniture and cabinetry. An oil obtained from the wood is used as a paint preservative.

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