26/08/2022
An amazing tree species with so much variance in mainland distribution and life cycle duration! These trees can grow to over 40m in height with similar crown spread and live for 800+ years. Some spectacular trees throughout our Flinders Ranges. If you’re looking to visit some cool trees, drop us a line and we can hit you up. 🌳
Introducing... Australia’s favourite native tree! 🌳💚
After tallying up more than 70,000 votes across the final ten trees, the river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) has come out on top!
Read more: https://ab.co/3CymB0n
Widespread across Australia, river red gums provide shade along inland waterways. Their forests are home to many significant Aboriginal sites, including trees showing scars where the bark was removed to create canoes or shields.
"The River Red Gum was one of two finalists we chose for the ABC Catalyst special, and sits very comfortably alongside that show’s winner, the mighty Mountain Ash. It’s the perfect Australian tree. No two trees are the same, and each has its own personality. I love the way the twisted limbs, the gnarly hollows, dead wood, and all the scars and broken branches, reflect a tough life but one well lived. We can each have our own River Red Gum, but together celebrate them as our country’s favourite tree species."- Tim Entwisle
You can watch more on Australia's favourite tree on Catalyst ABC TV + iview https://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/
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