Root Over Rock Euc...

[bonscythe]

Hi all,
I have been marvelling at this particular tree for about 5 years now and have finally taken a photo (albeit from my crappy phone camera) and thought I'd share it with you all..
It's out at Appin, N.S.W and has a trunk of over 2.5m at chest height.
Growing directly ontop of a large sandstone outcrop near a creek.

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Hope you enjoy it!
- Pat

[Joel]

Hy Pat,

Nice tree, its a shame i haven't seen any Angophoras styled to look like this as bonsai. I took a snap of a similar tree a while ago. My photo is even worse than yours, so open if you dare.

Ah. Sorry, i can't find it at the moment. Ill upload it when i do.

JayC

[Psymo]

Farck, thats huge!

[bonscythe]

'Tis

[anttal63]

interesting indeed but i think this style is root on rock

[bonscythe]

True, I hope it didn't disapoint!
I'm sure if you could get rid of the soil around that platform it would have some sort of interesting grip on it
I'll just have to make do with what is showing for now

[Damian Bee]

Hey pat,

that's not the worst photo I've seen. Looks like you are in maculata territory. Those big boys are used as street trees etc in Melbourne.

( just for the record, it has been re-classified as a Corymbia in place of Eucalyptus )

[bonscythe]

Thanks Damian, yes it does look like a C. maculata, it's the biggest out of the stand it is located in which I find slightly odd, maybe the rock is giving out free nitrogen?
They would be a decent street tree I'd imagine, growing virtually straight-up, till they cop some termite abuse and fall on your house!
I did know of the differentiation, although I don't think I'd be confident to identify the differences between a 'corymb' and a standard set of euc flowers. Angophoras on the other hand are a bit easier to work out with their little differences, which reminds me that I have to take a photo of a massive river-side Angophora soon for this thread, before it loses anymore of it's remaining limbs!