My love for eucalypts began when I saw the beautiful colours of the bark on one sunny day in late spring a couple of years ago, while I was walking on the street near my home...
Tag: eucalypts
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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...
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Eucalypt of the Year 2019
There are around 900 species of eucalypt, and you can bet that every species holds a special place in someone’s heart...
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A fervour for eucalypts: an interview with Dean Nicolle
Hailing from South Australia, Dr Dean Nicolle seems to have long held an interest in botany. From early beginnings studying horticulture in secondary school, to science at the University of Adelaide, and finally a PhD in plant systematics at Flinders University, it’s safe to say that Dean has a well established passion for plants. Not...
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You call that a tree? THIS is a tree!
On a family holiday in New Zealand, we were driving to the beach when we passed a small, brown sign that read ‘BIG TREE’. My dad skidded to a halt, reversed back, and turned down the dirt road the sign had indicated. If there was anything that could draw the Kelly-family-holiday crowd, it was a...