Aussie Trees (Mostly Eucalyptus)

They Grow Every Which Way

Author’s Note: I acknowledge the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the lands, waters and skies where I live and work, and I pay my respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, as well as to First Nations’ communities which significantly contribute to the life of Australia.

All Photos Taken by Author on the Surfcoast of Southeast Australia.

I‘ve seen massive horizontal branches over 30 meters long like these growing near my house in Aireys Inlet. We recently moved to Anglesa where the trees are somewhat better behaved.

Most of the limbs of this tree planted in the 1970s suddenly took a horizontal turn at the start of the new millenneum. (See the very top of the photo.)

These classic Aussie thickets provide great protective cover for the prolific wildlife. Fortunately, most of the snakes stay out of the branches.

Don’t miss the Gang-gang Cockatoo whose red-head precisely matches the blossoms on the newly planted red flowering Gum Tree.

Sometimes even large branches seem tangled into knots

The main trunk of this Eucalypt took three near right angle turns without explaining why, at least not to me.

The trunk of this mighty Beech Tree reaches nearly 100 meters into the sky in the nearby Otway Ranges National Park.

Just above Kennett River on the Great Ocean Road, known for its Koalas.

Our favourite lunch place in the sculpture garden at Qdos (near Lorne)

As you can see in this photographic capture, some Aussie trees are actually quite stately and even picturesque, although of course many of these are fair dinkum migrants and haven’t yet learned how to behave properly.

In case you find the author’s sense of humour somewhat scary, you may want to hide behind this trunk along with the little Black Swamp Wallaby. Or just leave a complaint in the comments.