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Diary of a Red Gum May-December 2016

The red gum in our street started 2016 with a high volume of healthy buds, but these were steadily lost in windy storms through the year. After the tree dropped its eighth branch in 12 months, in May the Council … Continue reading

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Diary of a Red Gum – January 2015

The river red gum growing in the street in front of our house is having a good year! This very tall and healthy eucalypt (species Eucalyptus camaldulensis) flowered profusely in November and December, scattering bud caps everywhere. It was covered … Continue reading

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