Bees collecting nectar from the flowers of the Tea Tree. Eucalyptus dominates 95% of the forests with more than seven hundred varieties. The eucalyptus have a whole range of mechanisms for adapting and they grow rapidly. The bark is very useful for identifying and distinguishing between the varieties. It can present great differences in its appearance: peeling, hard, fibrous, flaky, smooth our with deep grooves. From that come the names: yellow box, red gum, blood wood, iron back,...
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Bees collecting nectar from the flowers of the Tea Tree. Eucalyptus dominates 95% of the forests with more than seven hundred varieties. The eucalyptus have a whole range of mechanisms for adapting and they grow rapidly. The bark is very useful for identifying and distinguishing between the varieties. It can present great differences in its appearance: peeling, hard, fibrous, flaky, smooth our with deep grooves. From that come the names: yellow box, red gum, blood wood, iron back, mallee…///Des abeilles butinent sur des fleurs de Tea tree. Les eucalyptus dominent 95 % des forêts avec plus de sept cents espèces. Les eucalyptus possèdent toute une gamme de mécanismes d’adaptation et ont une croissance rapide. L’écorce est très utile pour l’identification et la distinction entre les nombreuses espèces. Elle peut présenter de grandes différences dans son apparence : se décortiquant, dure, fibreuse, floconneuse, lisse, ou possédant de profonds sillons. D’où les noms : yellow box, red gum, blood wood, iron back, mallee…
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