lignuum loves trees.

Seed to sawn board on the South Coast of NSW.

We are a vertical tree business. Our work runs from seed collection and propagation, through ecologically driven silvicultural services, to milling and timber production. We focus on underappreciated endemic Australian species. The products we make from this timber are a joy to use and a pleasure to behold.

From seed to timber

Newly planted spotted gum seedling beside its stake
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Seed & nursery

We collect seed by hand from the best local trees and grow it on in our little nursery.

Species we grow →
Smooth young tree trunk where a pruned branch stub is being cleanly overgrown by new wood
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Planting & silviculture

We underplant weed-control areas, plant wide-spaced cabinet timber in grazing paddocks, and thin and prune to grow big, well-formed trees.

Silvicultural services →
Freshly sawn boards stacked with spacer sticks to air dry, on a misty morning
03

Milling & drying

Logs are milled on our own bandsaw mill and dried in a solar kiln.

Milling →
Four hand-turned grinders, each in a different timber, on a timber benchtop
04

Things we make

Pieces hand turned in our Leichhardt workshop from salvaged branches, pruned limbs and storm-fallen trees.

Custom commissions →

Work with us

Beyond our own forests and paddocks, we help other landholders grow better trees and get more from the timber they already have.

  • Thinning, pruning and forest advice
  • Mobile sawmilling on your property
  • Workshops on planting, pruning and thinning
  • Custom commissions, collaborations and site visits
Get in touch
Looking straight up a tall trunk into a dense rainforest canopy