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Eucalyptus delegatensis, E. dalrympleana, E. pauciflora
Alpine Ranges in Victoria, Australia
These pictures were taken in the Victorian Alpine country ( from Mt Hotham) and features dead alpine eucalyptus trees on the mountain slopes. They looked like "fur" on the mountains - a very unusual but stunning sight. The death is possibly due to the 10 year drought we've had. Fortunately, new trees are seen growing along the slopes and some have sprouted leaves on the tops. The main picture shows snow gums in the foreground with some regeneration (reddish young leaves). I welcome any comment on the cause of such large scale death of these trees.
Spotted on Dec 13, 2011
Submitted on Dec 13, 2011
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It's interesting how, after 10 years of record drought and eighteen months of record rains, the snow gums have all started regrowing from their bases while the mountain gums - if they come back at all - sprout from their tops. The ash seems to have just spread massive amounts of seed and therefore totally new trees are filling gaps among the dead ones. Truly spectacular sight but somewhat frightening at it's scale.