Australian Gum Tree Bark

The generic name is derived from the greek words ευ eu well and καλύπτω kalýpto to cover referring to the operculum on the calyx that initially conceals the flower.

Australian gum tree bark. Australian melaleuca bark paintings by bark association artists for 45 each. It is found in inland queensland and cape york outback northern territory the top end of northern territory and kimberley and pilbara regions in western australia. Bark is greyish light brown very fibrous and stringy covering all parts of the tree to the smaller branches 2 3. Simple adult leaves with an alternate arrangement are.

Viminalis ribbon gum white gum manna eucalyptus. Oil painting river races 250. The bark was used as a substitute for twine by the early settlers. The other category is the smooth barks which includes the sydney red gum.

An amazingly iconic and dominate specimen of australian flora is the eucalyptus tree or more commonly known as the gum tree. Amazing abstract portrait painting by talented young artist 99. It is one of the few gum tree species that can tolerate cooler climates. The gum tree is very tall and its bark is beginning to split with the pressure of the bark breaking when the tree grows and the detail of blue gum eucalyptus bark australia.

It features mostly 4 valves that are slightly sunken or are level with the rim 4. Desert gum aka ghost gum corymbia papuana is probably the most beautiful australian gum tree with its light grey shiny bark and creamy white flowers. There are two basic categories of bark the rough type and the smooth type. Up to 12cm long lanceolate lance shaped with entire margins dark green above paler beneath discolorous relatively thin but.

Original painting by local artist michael j offers welcome 68 negotiable. The distinctive heartwood comes in shades of light pink. The rough barks include trees such as stringy bark which has fibrous bark that persists on the tree throughout its life. Abstract pattern detail of patchy blue gum eucalyptus bark on mature native australian tree gum tree in a rainforest.

The name gum tree originated from the sap excreted from the bark that looks gum like known as manna. The name eucalyptus being derived from greek eu well kaluptos covered a clear reference to its unique flowers. Many species though by no means all are known as gum trees because they exude copious kino from any break in the bark e g scribbly gum.