Snow Gums, Kosciusko National Park, NSW, Australia.
Taken with Canon EOS550D. EFS 18-55mm Lens.
Eucalyptus pauciflora is found primarily in the Snowy Mountains, right along the tablelands in southern New South Wales through Victoria to Tasmania. It can be found in Canberra along the original grassy plains, and in Ormond Street in Turner. It is very long-lived and very slow growing. They take a while to establish, but begin to grow quicker after the first few years. They are actually one of the few eucalypts you can transplant as large specimens easily because of its fibrous root system. It can withstand snow and ice, and prospers in well-drained soil and colder areas, but is able to grow in diverse areas from shallow rocky soils in very exposed dry areas to wet snowy areas on high ridge tops.
G’day Dean! This is a great picture, no doubts, but I’m wondering whether these are skeletons remaining from previous devastating fires. There appears to be no colourful bark or any leaves at all on these evergreens. Snow gums I remember from my travels are indeed beautiful and I’ve seen them, I’m sure, in some areas of the Southern Highlands. Am I off track on this? :)george
hmmm george i am not sure actually … but you are probably right. all the terrain through the kosciusko national park was similar to this, but only at a certain level. this ]was the only place where i got to get amongst it. are they not snow gums ? are they something else haha …. i really dont know now, but if you think they are something else could you let me know – thank ya george !
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Awesome!!!!!
thanks a lot noeline – i was walking through them for ages !
– Dean Cunningham
Beautiful capture Dean, and interesting write up.
Cheers Jude
thankyou jude – hope ur having a nice day !
– Dean Cunningham
G’day Dean! This is a great picture, no doubts, but I’m wondering whether these are skeletons remaining from previous devastating fires. There appears to be no colourful bark or any leaves at all on these evergreens. Snow gums I remember from my travels are indeed beautiful and I’ve seen them, I’m sure, in some areas of the Southern Highlands. Am I off track on this? :)george
hmmm george i am not sure actually … but you are probably right. all the terrain through the kosciusko national park was similar to this, but only at a certain level. this ]was the only place where i got to get amongst it. are they not snow gums ? are they something else haha …. i really dont know now, but if you think they are something else could you let me know – thank ya george !
– Dean Cunningham
Wonderful colours contrast Dean, amazing trees!
thanks a lot jan – the trees are cool !
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thanks heaps for the feature graham !
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Realy really beautiful Dean!
thankyou tina, hope ur having a great day !
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Absolutely great!
thankyou turi, great place for a hike !
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I like these trees very much……………………I would love to wander about in the middle of them…………….great capture Dean!!
thanks joyce – they are really cool eh . i loved this part of my little trek !
– Dean Cunningham
Beautiful!
thankyou catherine – was a really cool place !
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This makes me wish I was on this path to follow it wherever it may lead – Interesting info – enjoyed reading..
thanks a lot nelson … the path follows the gums for about 45 mins, i loved it !
– Dean Cunningham