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A rare flowering of karri trees in Western Australia has beekeepers excited as bees flock to the blossoms. They are generating around double the usual yield.
O’Connell first came to the area in 1989. At the time, she had been working as a horticulturist at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. John Taft, a Ventura real estate developer, was intrigued ...
Eucalypts are icons of the Australian landscape, but their family tree is shrouded in mystery. By Genelle Weule. ABC Science. Topic: Trees ...
Australia's giant eucalyptus trees are the tallest flowering plants on earth, yet their unique relationship with fire makes them a huge puzzle for ecologists. Now the first global assessment of ...
Avocado may be permanently off the menu if native vegetation doesn't survive alongside crops, warns a new study. Avocado ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A pair of “ghost gum” trees in Australia’s outback made famous in watercolors by Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira have been destroyed in a suspected ars… ...
Discover 17 beautiful flowering trees that will bring vibrant charm to your landscape and beauty ... reaching heights up to 25 feet. Native to Australia, this tree easily attracts ...
There are only a few trees native to Australia that are deciduous — that is, they lose some or all of their leaves, for a part of the year — and that makes us pretty unique.
Australia’s iconic eucalypt giants, however, receive far less attention, although they are close rivals for California’s botany crown. In total there are only 22 tree species worldwide known to reach ...
Recent enthusiasm for the world of tiny trees is seeing Australia's native flora re-imagined as bonsai. Leigh Taafe has crafted more than 10,000 bonsai and said native trees are perfect candidates.