Eucalypt Gallery

Candlebark tree (Eucalyptus rubida)

Candlebark tree (Eucalyptus rubida), with the colourful bark that appears in summer. Namadgi National Park, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Coolabah trees (Eucalyptus coolabah)

Coolabah trees (Eucalyptus coolabah), dead trees. Massive water allocations to cotton irrigators have served to drain New South Wales largest wetland area, resulting in the wholesale death of vegetation, the decline of fish stocks and the elimination of a major sanctuary and breeding place for Australian waterbirds. Macquarie Marshes, New South Wales, Australia

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Coolabah tree (Eucalyptus microtheca)

Coolabah tree (Eucalyptus microtheca) used by Aborigines: seed as food, grubs from trunk, bark as medicine and water obtained from roots. Coongie Lakes, Simpson Desert, South Australia

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