The Sydney Red Gum, Angophora costata, has just been named 2023 Eucalypt of the Year! It's no wonder the tree is so well-loved, with those fantastically wiggly limbs that capture the imagination, and smooth red bark that calls out to be touched!
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Eucalypt of the Year 2023: Who will get the Gum Gong?
Each year on National Eucalypt Day (23 March), Eucalypt Australia announces the Eucalypt of the Year, as decided by the public...
Need help picking your Eucalypt of the Year? Maybe our Eucalypt Champions can help!
Each year on National Eucalypt Day (23 March), Eucalypt Australia announces the Eucalypt of the Year, as decided by the public...
Euc beaut! Who will win Eucalypt of the Year in 2021?
Each year on National Eucalypt Day (23 March), Eucalypt Australia announces the Eucalypt of the Year, as decided by the public...
Shadow, scale and industrial waste in Kylie Stillman’s ‘Eucalypt’
The sculptures of Melbourne artist Kylie Stillman are a prime example of the way that art...
Growing pains: eucalypt leaves and tree adolescence
The eucalypts are a strange group of species when compared with other trees around the world...
A cold winter in a box-ironbark forest is far from a silent spring
As a winter morning breaks in box-ironbark country, the first feeble rays of sunshine to crest the horizon more often than not reveal a blanket of either frost or fog. It is at these times that the forest is at its most beautiful...
Six Things You Should Know About Eucalypts
This National Eucalypt Day we are celebrating all the amazing things about our beautiful eucs! So here are some little-known facts about one of Australia’s most iconic plant species...