Is this a Heath Myrtle? Lots of photos

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Hi mate.

I will stick with euphorbia as my guess but unsure which one. They can be bigger plants. I thi k poinsettia are a type of euphorbia which grow into a very large shrub.

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Hi Redsonic .That's a lot better photos . I took the liberty of posting it on the facebook site . I only joined facebook after reading Joel's post ,this was my first post on facebook . I'll let you know the outcome :fc:
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How about this one redsonic

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A comment on the facebook site concurs with Squizzy about it likely being an old euphorbia leucocephala.
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Sno wrote:A comment on the facebook site concurs with Squizzy about it likely being an old euphorbia leucocephala.
I think you guys have got it!!!! Euphorbia leucocephala looks like a match. Thanks Sno for listing it on Facebook, and thanks Squizz for the ID.
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A final end note on this bush. I have been told today that the council have dug the Euphorbia out :lost:
Hopefully, they'll put a nice native in its place.
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I have approached the local council here at home and they advised me on the trees they plant on the nature strips , shopping centres. Maybe worth a shot to ask what they plant in that specific area? Helps down here in bayside melbourne

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angelozoras wrote:I have approached the local council here at home and they advised me on the trees they plant on the nature strips , shopping centres. Maybe worth a shot to ask what they plant in that specific area? Helps down here in bayside melbourne

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I wondered about that, then thought of the telephone merry-go-round I would be on in order to find someone who knows what goes in on that suburb. Brisbane council is huge - it covers the entire Brisbane region, unlike Melbourne where I understand there are separate regional councils.
Where the Euphorbia was, they have planted quite a large Brachychiton of some type, so are obviously aiming for a shade tree.
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