Spotted Gums in Late Afternoon Late Autumn Light

            This variety (Corymbia maculata) is among my favourites of the subset of eucalypts known to me. They have dimpled surfaces with beautiful variable coloured smooth bark that sheds in summer. 

The larger you can view this image, the better you can see the colours in the foremost tree and recreate the feel of being in this beautiful little copse. (The name given as the map location is incorrect. It should be the Melbourne suburb of Kew.)

Spotted gums are widely planted for urban landscaping in Melbourne. Although their natural habitat is mainly along much of the east coast of Australia, with wonderful stands in southern NSW in particular, they have also grown in an isolated pocket of my own state of Victoria. However, that was ravaged by bushfire in recent decades. The one report I have seen says that in 2020 the entire living remnant of the natural Victorian population of these trees was under one meter high, meaning that if herbivores or bushfires get to it before seeding can occur, it will be gone forever. And if it does survive, it will be decades before the forest is reestablished…

PS In other photos of eucalypts I've mentioned how well  the species can grow in parts of the US.  I came across a video of the fantastic American classical pianist Jeremy Dent playing Bach on a street piano, clearly showing one of these trees.  Cultural and botanical appropriation!  😉   See inserted comment below...

Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Fulham Grange (show map)

Taken on: May 9, 2022

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Camera: Apple iPhone 8 Plus, f/1.8, 1/120 sec, 4mm, ISO 40 (more info) (hide info)

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