Eucalyptus mannifera
1 Brittle Gum at Majura, ACT
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| Eucalyptus mannifera | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Jul 2019 | |
| Eucalyptus mannifera | MichaelBedingfield | 8 Jul 2019 | |
| Unverified | SilkeSma | 7 Jul 2019 |
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This appeared about 6 month ago (second photo is from early Dec 2018 when I first spotted the scar). Does anybody know if it's made by the local indigenous people?
5 comments
8 Jul 2019
Hi Silke
You might like to contact Samantha Ning. She is a ranger and the Tree Protection Officer with the ACT Government. She also works with the Ngunnawal people with regard to scar trees.
You might like to contact Samantha Ning. She is a ranger and the Tree Protection Officer with the ACT Government. She also works with the Ngunnawal people with regard to scar trees.
8 Jul 2019
With new growth on the edge of the scar, I suspect it is quite recent. All the more reason to contact the ranger.
25 Jul 2019
Over the past half year or so the Fire unit cut a lot of branches and also wattles etc that were overhanging / too close to tracks particularly fire and maintenance tracks. Perhaps this was part of the operation? I'd suggest to checking whether timber was cut in the vicinity along tracks etc; also PCS rangers should know whether the Fire unit was working in that area.
25 Jul 2019
I've contacted Samantha Ning, the ACT Tree Protection Officer and she has talked to the Aboriginal Liaison Officer. They say it's a newly scarred tree, quite well done and would have been done to make a shield or a Coolamon but they aren't sure who did it. There is now discussion on how to protect these new artefacts.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.163709-35.268507
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 6 Jul 2019 12:00 AM Recorded on
- SilkeSma Recorded by
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Species information
- Eucalyptus mannifera Scientific name
- Brittle Gum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 932.7m Recorded at altitude
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