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Oh, and PS: Yes, the state is trying to remove most of the Australian pine due to it being 'infectious'. It's a non-native tree that kills off almost all of our native flora. It actually destroys our natural ecosystem (replacing it with its own). Though, since a lot of them have been removed...
My family and I have been smoking with Australian Pine for a couple decades now. It's absolutely NOT a traditional 'pine'. It does smoke, but generally needs soaked for a while, as it does produce and maintain extremely high heat. Otherwise, it needs something between the wood and the heat...