Eucalyptus rossii
6 Inland Scribbly Gum at Theodore, ACT
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| Eucalyptus rossii | owenh | 7 Aug 2024 |
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Back in June 1988 The Canberra Times featured an article by 'INDIGOFERA' in her weekly 'Bush Capital' column on a visit, accompanied by volume four of 'Sites of Significance in the ACT,' to significant site T17, the 'Tuggeranong scribbly gums.'
A visit to this area in the present time shows plenty of E. rossii in varying growth stages on the top of the ridge itself, but that only two of the older trees have survived.
Image 1, tree 1: having a girth of around 4.65m and is still hanging on (though with many dead branches now appearing).
Image 2, tree 2: smaller of the two live trees with a girth of approx 3.4m.
Image 3, tree 3: the remains of a once majestic mammoth with a girth of some 5.85m.
Indigofera's article in full can be found on Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101990496searchTerm=old%20gums%20significance%20is%20recognised
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7 Aug 2024
Added to the https://canberra.naturemapr.org/collections/sightings/12645 and https://canberra.naturemapr.org/collections/sightings/10933
Location information
- Coordinates 149.129139-35.445750
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Aug 2024 01:31 PM Recorded on
- owenh Recorded by
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- Big Eucalypts of Canberra Eucalypt health surveillance in Canberra owenh Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eucalyptus rossii Gum Trees Plants
Species information
- Eucalyptus rossii Scientific name
- Inland Scribbly Gum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 949.68m Recorded at altitude
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