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Category Archives: Trees
Brachyglottis brunonis, The Daisytree of the Table Mountain
Since time immemorial, mountains have held special meaning to humans, and coming from a place where the tallest point in the landscape was a measly 169m high, I took the first available opportunity to visit the most accessible mountain when … Continue reading
A meeting with the White Knights
It is common knowledge that the Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) is the worlds tallest flowering tree and that Tasmania has some of Australia’s tallest old growth forests. So magnificent are the Mountain Ashes that significant individuals have earned appellations such … Continue reading
Mountain Ashes tell the story ice age survival
A rather recent trend in molecular science has been to use the technique to extort genes to reveal the history of how a plant has extended it’s geographical distribution throughout time. I have written about how researcher James Worth used … Continue reading
Communion with the Miena Cider Gum
A single field trip up toward the Central Highlands offers plenty for a plant lover to see and do. One thing that must be done however, is to pay homage to the cider gums (Eucalyptus gunnii) of the highland areas. … Continue reading
Posted in Botanical Heritage, Bush Tucker, Ethnobotany, Eucalypts, Key Characters, Plant Appreciation, Plant Morphology, Tasmanian Endemics, Trees
Tagged Brad Potts, cider gum, Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus divaricata, Eucalyptus gunnii, Eucalyptus gunnii subsp. divaricata, Eucalyptus gunnii subsp. gunnii, Gintaras Kantvilas, Miena Cider Gum, Myrtaceae, Threatened Plants, Wendy Potts
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A database of Tasmanian tree ring study
Tasdendro goes live! The study of tree rings or dendrochronology is the scientific method of dating the age of trees based on the patterns of tree rings. The topic of tree rings is close to my heart, particularly given that … Continue reading
Posted in Botanical History, Botany, Trees
Tagged dendrochronology, tasdendro, tree ring study, tree rings
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New book on Tasmanian wattles
When it comes to plant identification guides, there are still some of the opinion that a good illustration is one of the best aids for identification. Sometimes a good illustration is even better than a photograph because photographs can have … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Events, Shrubs, Trees
Tagged Acacia, botanical illustrations, illustrated guidebook, Wattles of Tasmania
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Mountain Ashes attain 500 years of age
Classical texts tell us that the Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans), one of the world’s largest flowering plants can attain an age of perhaps 350-450 years. Using dendrochronological methods and radiocarbon dating, Sam Wood from the Forest Ecology Lab has found … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Plant Appreciation, Trees
Tagged David Bowman, dendrochronology, Ecalyptus regnans, Forest Ecology Lab, Mountain Ash, Sam Wood
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The Common Native Cherry, a great bush treat
Most bushwalkers probably know of the Common Native Cherry (Exocarpos cupressiformis) as a bush food but it is still worth blogging about. Whenever I see ripe fruit on the Common Native Cherry, I always pluck some for refreshment. While we … Continue reading
Posted in Bush Tucker, Trees
Tagged Common Native Cherry, Exocarpos, Exocarpos cupressiformis, native cherry, sandalwood, sandalwood fmily, Santalaceae
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A magnificent Blue Gum at Leonard Wall – Valley Street Reserve
The weather on Monday (26 Oct 2009) was so nice and balmy today that despite having a splitting headache I chose to go for a short walk. Having, in my absent mindedness forgotten how to get to the Knocklofty Park … Continue reading
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