Street trees often grow in appalling soil, have little root space, are rarely watered and get aggressively trimmed. But this tough species rises to the challenge.
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While its large brilliant flowers attracted early horticultural attention, this summertime stunner’s path to being a successful urban tree has not always been easy.
Many in the wider community still see sugar gums as risky trees that drop dangerous branches. But there is much to appreciate and admire about Eucalyptus cladocalyx.
Our tallest trees are world champions when it comes to capturing and storing carbon, but they don’t like the heat. Climate change will trigger mass tree deaths in Tasmania. Here’s what can be done.
From sacrificial bark to fire-germinating gumnuts to stealthy buds the eucalyptus has evolved an arsenal of protective measures.
Australian scientists have developed a cure for myrtle rust which could stop an unprecedented extinction event unfolding in native forests.
246 scientists looked at the same data sets and drew very different conclusions.
Tall. Straight. Abundant flowers. And a stunning trunk. What’s not to like about the spotted gum?
The mountain ash dominates as the tallest species of tree, but they did not win tree with the biggest girth.
Southern Tasmania’s cool climate was thought to be a climate refuge for tall forests. But that may no longer be true.
Climate change threatens the crucial storage of carbon in Aussie forests. Victoria’s national parks alone store almost 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Research Associate, University of Tasmania
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PhD student, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne
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Forest and fire scientist, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Associate Professor - Ecosystem Sciences and Forest Carbon, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate in Molecular Biology and Plant Pathology, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Forest and Landscape Dynamics, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Researcher , The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, Whitman College