HABIT Tall tree (10m) with a display ... USES The Nyungar people of Western Australia used the bark to make shields and collected the sweet gum for food. PREFERRED SOIL Sandy, free-draining ...
On the day he became an Australian citizen ... 1960s era Broadmeadows Town Hall, set among gum trees in Melbourne’s north, was a happy occasion for Ato and his wife, Huda Qadso, who were ...
Authorities say "hurricane-force" winds have fuelled the blazes, but a fire-loving Australian native tree has also been caught up in the devastation. The Tasmanian blue gum — known for its ...