I was looking for information on Dorothea Mackellar and came across this image:
http://www.imagesaustralia.com/gumtree.htm
It is a perfect scene for an Australian pot-landscape. The wire-fence is particularly romantic (for me anyway).
-- There are no horizontal branches on that old gum tree.
A gum tree
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Re: A gum tree
Hi Daiviet , there are plenty of gums that inspire me up here . The ovens highway runs from Wangaratta to Omeo . Its now known as The Alpine Way . I have been meaning to take some pics but i forget the camera , not all gums have drooping branches thats true . Cheers Alpineart
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Re: A gum tree
This is a perfect example of the way gums grow with ascending branches to minimise the amount of heat they're exposed to during our long hot summers.
Trent.
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Re: A gum tree
Hay Bosnia Brudders. I thingk Gumtree inspiration should be taken from large dead trees, Red gums or what ever.
This is only my opinion, I do think the images of living gums look good and show nice canopies but the the dead ones show the main larger 3 or 4 branches and then the canopy is up to YOU, Imagine the designs that you could come up with the trees in this image ... Just my thoughts
This is only my opinion, I do think the images of living gums look good and show nice canopies but the the dead ones show the main larger 3 or 4 branches and then the canopy is up to YOU, Imagine the designs that you could come up with the trees in this image ... Just my thoughts
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Re: A gum tree
Looks like, and reminds me of the trees that call "Lake Eildon" and "Bonnie Doon" home... "Ahhh the serenity!"
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Re: A gum tree
Hi.Trent McKenzie wrote:This is a perfect example of the way gums grow with ascending branches to minimise the amount of heat they're exposed to during our long hot summers.
MULWALA....
= Mecka for a Cod fisherman like me. 
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Re: A gum tree
Hi.Booga wrote:Hay Bosnia Brudders. I thingk Gumtree inspiration should be taken from large dead trees, Red gums or what ever.
This is only my opinion, I do think the images of living gums look good and show nice canopies but the the dead ones show the main larger 3 or 4 branches and then the canopy is up to YOU, Imagine the designs that you could come up with the trees in this image ... Just my thoughts
MULWALA....
= Mecka for a Cod fisherman like me. Regards.
Irish.
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