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No idea what it is.

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I've absolutely no idea what this tree is (maybe some type of Eucalypt?), but it's somewhere in Tasmania. A friend on another forum posted it, and I asked if he minded me downloading it and using it as my screen wallpaper. It struck me as an awesome example of a tree struggling against nature and surviving - It must be over 100 years old at least.

It's almost a natural literati with a lot of natural Jinns on it.
TasV's tree - 1.jpg
Of course, I just had to have a bit of a play - to remove one of the two apex's :roll:
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Beautiful...
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Tasmanian Mountain Gum (Euc. dalrympleana)?

This gorgeous giant was probably once in a forest of trees that have now been removed for either farming or forestry, and it's been left to face the full force of nature on it's own.

A great book that i have just puchased is 'Australia's Remarkable Trees'. I recommend buying it - my jaw hit the ground at some of the 'awesomeness' of Australia's trees.
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Could it be eucalyptus regnans? They live up to 400 years, and are the tallest flowering plant in the world. They grow in Tasmania and are easy to spot as they are the tallest trees in the area.
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beautifull eucalypt
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Thank you Josh/Glenda - I'll label the photos I have with both names (just in case ;) ).

I'm only a relative newcomer to this magnificent country - only been here for 36 years on Dec 28th this year :D but I've never ceased to be amazed by the strength, durability and tenacity - and rugged beauty of some of the trees I've seen since coming here. I spent 10 years in the Pilbara WA and have been lucky enough to see (and go inside) the Boab 'Prison tree' in Derby. The natural windswept trees just south of Geraldton and the stark contrast of the massive Karri trees around Pemberton is also awesome. I think we might have just about the most diverse flora in one country than any other country in the world (Africa isn't a country - and the Amazon is all rain-forest).

I don't have any photos of the windswept ones from Geraldton, but I do have a couple of photos of the Prison Tree - one taken in 1975 and the other in 1989, I'll post them here in another topic.
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