The river red gum is an icon of the driest continent Published: July 12, 2019 1:54am EDT. Gregory ... but there may be a skirt of fibrous grey bark for the first few metres of the base.

A healthy river red gum at Markaranka sheds its bark. ( /Supplied: Kate Mason/Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board ) It's part of the spectacular seasonal cycle on the flood plains.

A river red gum may grow for anywhere between 400 and 1,000 years before it falls. ... their bark cut to craft ... Each piece of furniture has been made from red gum in a stage preliminary to ...

A 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum has been discovered by an archaeology student from the University of Derby. Sarah Pickin, 23, found the lump of birch bark tar while on a dig in western Finland.

The mighty river red gum is full of character and can be found across almost all of Australia — especially in the heart of our huge country. AND it's topped our Science Week poll.