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14th August 2014, 06:09 PM #1
Gum Tree type - W.A.
G'Day everyone,
Just been in the West for a week and among other spots we went to New Norcia. Popped some detail about the place below if you are interested. My question is what are the gums in the area? They seem to be prevalent from about Muchea through to New Norcia and I'm sure beyond. A bit like a Red River Gum but with splashes of a rusty red on them. Regrettably I don't have a photo and no one locally could answer my question.
Any thoughts..........
Kerry
ABOUT NEW NORCIA
In 1846 Spanish Benedictine monks established a mission 132 kilometres north of Perth in the secluded Moore Valley in an attempt to help the local Aboriginal population. They named their mission after the Italian town of Norcia, the birthplace of the order's founder, St Benedict. The imposing Spanish-inspired buildings of New Norcia, surrounded by the gum trees and dry grasses of the wheat belt, provide a most unexpected vista. The town still operates as a monastery and is Australia's only monastic town.Kerry Larkan
Melbourne Australia
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We're not going to get very far without a photo.
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15th August 2014, 10:52 AM #3Senior Member
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See if there are any you recognise here...http://www.wheatbelttourism.com/wild...-tree-species/
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http://www.mandurahwoodturners.com/
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16th August 2014, 05:55 PM #4
Thanks Col for the link and your endeavours they looked a little like the Gimlet (Euc salubris)though I'm not convinced. They seemed bigger and and more blotchy than red all over. Thanks though.
I'll have to get the sister who lives in Perth to take a snap next time they head up there.....
KerryKerry Larkan
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18th August 2014, 10:56 AM #5Senior Member
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Hi Kerry,
Gimlet usually have very distinctive fluted trunks & limbs, see photo.
The samples I have are fluted & the trunks are rotted out which makes it difficult for wood turning.
HTH
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19th August 2014, 11:35 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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In that area, salmon gum is common, so is wandoo
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20th August 2014, 09:56 AM #7
Thanks Nifty actually that makes sense however I'm no longer sure which is which to look at having lived east for over 30 years.
Kerry Larkan
Melbourne Australia
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20th August 2014, 11:32 AM #8
If it was similar to the Gimlet but larger etc, my guess would be Salmon Gum, bark colour wise they are very similar
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