Australian Gum Tree Bark

Many species though by no means all are known as gum trees because they exude copious kino from any break in the bark e g scribbly gum.

Australian gum tree bark. An amazingly iconic and dominate specimen of australian flora is the eucalyptus tree or more commonly known as the gum tree. Up to 12cm long lanceolate lance shaped with entire margins dark green above paler beneath discolorous relatively thin but. Original painting by local artist michael j offers welcome 68 negotiable. The gum tree is very tall and its bark is beginning to split with the pressure of the bark breaking when the tree grows and the detail of blue gum eucalyptus bark australia.

There are two basic categories of bark the rough type and the smooth type. It is found in inland queensland and cape york outback northern territory the top end of northern territory and kimberley and pilbara regions in western australia. Viminalis ribbon gum white gum manna eucalyptus. Desert gum aka ghost gum corymbia papuana is probably the most beautiful australian gum tree with its light grey shiny bark and creamy white flowers.

It features mostly 4 valves that are slightly sunken or are level with the rim 4. The bark was used as a substitute for twine by the early settlers. It is the season when our eucalyptus are very messy trees. The rough barks include trees such as stringy bark which has fibrous bark that persists on the tree throughout its life.

The bark on the manna gum comes off in strips. Simple adult leaves with an alternate arrangement are. The distinctive heartwood comes in shades of light pink. The woody fruit is globe shaped with a flattened apex or more hemispherical and measures up to 7mm across.

The name eucalyptus being derived from greek eu well kaluptos covered a clear reference to its unique flowers. It is one of the few gum tree species that can tolerate cooler climates. Bark is greyish light brown very fibrous and stringy covering all parts of the tree to the smaller branches 2 3. The other category is the smooth barks which includes the sydney red gum.

Amazing abstract portrait painting by talented young artist 99. Oil painting river races 250. Abstract pattern detail of patchy blue gum eucalyptus bark on mature native australian tree gum tree in a rainforest.