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Eucalyptus banksii
"Tenterfield woollybutt" is a native eucalypt species that's endemic to eastern Australia and belongs to the myrtle family Myrtaceae. The habit of individual trees can vary, some trees growing to a height of 20–30 metres (66–98 ft) high whilst others can be stunted and mallee-like. This tree has massive boughs, but I particularly like the ones that are sprawling and resting casually on the earth. Such character.
New England District of the Northern Tablelands, NSW. Rural landscape, but large areas of natural bushland vegetation in the area. Drought conditions still persist, but this changes over time. This species occurs on granite, basalt and porphyry hills at higher altitude, ranging between Cunninghams Gap and the McPherson Range in southeast Queensland south to Armidale in NSW.
Before even knowing what species of tree this was or its common name, I remember thinking that it looked so "wild and woolly". The expression means something or someone that's lawless, uncultured, unrefined, or uncouth in appearance or behavior. I would say this tree is unruly and happy doing its own thing, and seeing it's also located on a sheep farm, the name "woollybutt" seems so appropriate. Another good reference.... https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/tex...
Spotted on Jun 22, 2019
Submitted on Jun 24, 2019
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