One tree, countless homes. #ThickTrunkTuesday on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. 🌳 River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) #LoveAGum #australiannature #treeoftheday
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
One tree, countless homes. #ThickTrunkTuesday on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. 🌳 River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) #LoveAGum #australiannature #treeoftheday
A spectacular photo of a gorgeous tree. Snapped by @colljhop Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday everybody! Share your big old gums with us by tagging @eucalyptaus. #LoveAGum #bigtree #treeoftheday #moody
August 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
A spectacular photo of a gorgeous tree. Snapped by @colljhop Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday everybody! Share your big old gums with us by tagging @eucalyptaus. #LoveAGum #bigtree #treeoftheday #moody
Let’s hear it for the big old habitat trees this #ThickTrunkTuesday! Dead or alive, they’re vital for wildlife. Show us your local legends—tag #LoveAGum + #ThickTrunkTuesday and shout out the landowners and councils protecting them! 🌳: Yellow Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon)
September 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Let’s hear it for the big old habitat trees this #ThickTrunkTuesday! Dead or alive, they’re vital for wildlife. Show us your local legends—tag #LoveAGum + #ThickTrunkTuesday and shout out the landowners and councils protecting them! 🌳: Yellow Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon)
🚨Boom! There's nothing like flowering gum #streeteucs to make our day.
Beautiful Corymbia ficifolia cultivars blooming in Bendigo ❤️🚨💃
#LoveAGum #streettrees
Beautiful Corymbia ficifolia cultivars blooming in Bendigo ❤️🚨💃
#LoveAGum #streettrees
February 1, 2026 at 12:27 AM
🚨Boom! There's nothing like flowering gum #streeteucs to make our day.
Beautiful Corymbia ficifolia cultivars blooming in Bendigo ❤️🚨💃
#LoveAGum #streettrees
Beautiful Corymbia ficifolia cultivars blooming in Bendigo ❤️🚨💃
#LoveAGum #streettrees
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday, everyone! Old Blotchy is the second largest Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata) in the world, at 58 metres tall and 10.7 metres in circumference. #LoveAGum 📸: helenwylkscross on Instagram
September 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday, everyone! Old Blotchy is the second largest Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata) in the world, at 58 metres tall and 10.7 metres in circumference. #LoveAGum 📸: helenwylkscross on Instagram
#FlowersOnFriday: Few get to see Eucalyptus macrocarpa (Mottlecah) in the wild—but @/wooolly (Instagram)
did just that, documenting a rare remnant woodland in all its gnarly glory 🌿 Bonus: an 8.5 cm gumnut!
Thanks for sharing this botanical treasure, Rachel!
#LoveAGum #WAflora #inbloom
did just that, documenting a rare remnant woodland in all its gnarly glory 🌿 Bonus: an 8.5 cm gumnut!
Thanks for sharing this botanical treasure, Rachel!
#LoveAGum #WAflora #inbloom
June 20, 2025 at 6:37 AM
#FlowersOnFriday: Few get to see Eucalyptus macrocarpa (Mottlecah) in the wild—but @/wooolly (Instagram)
did just that, documenting a rare remnant woodland in all its gnarly glory 🌿 Bonus: an 8.5 cm gumnut!
Thanks for sharing this botanical treasure, Rachel!
#LoveAGum #WAflora #inbloom
did just that, documenting a rare remnant woodland in all its gnarly glory 🌿 Bonus: an 8.5 cm gumnut!
Thanks for sharing this botanical treasure, Rachel!
#LoveAGum #WAflora #inbloom
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday, tree friends! This beauty is a Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) from near Beechworth, Victoria. Sound on for the calls of Pied Butcherbirds! #LoveAGum #treeoftheday #australiannature #bigtree #eucalyptusmelliodora
September 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday, tree friends! This beauty is a Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) from near Beechworth, Victoria. Sound on for the calls of Pied Butcherbirds! #LoveAGum #treeoftheday #australiannature #bigtree #eucalyptusmelliodora
#FlowersOnFriday: Pollination strategies!
Insect-attracting gums:
- white/cream flowers = more visible to insects.
- small, shallow flowers = accessible nectar
- tend to have denser populations, where pollinators with small home ranges can carry pollen from tree to tree
#EucalyptsAreHome #LoveAGum
Insect-attracting gums:
- white/cream flowers = more visible to insects.
- small, shallow flowers = accessible nectar
- tend to have denser populations, where pollinators with small home ranges can carry pollen from tree to tree
#EucalyptsAreHome #LoveAGum
January 23, 2026 at 12:40 AM
#FlowersOnFriday: Pollination strategies!
Insect-attracting gums:
- white/cream flowers = more visible to insects.
- small, shallow flowers = accessible nectar
- tend to have denser populations, where pollinators with small home ranges can carry pollen from tree to tree
#EucalyptsAreHome #LoveAGum
Insect-attracting gums:
- white/cream flowers = more visible to insects.
- small, shallow flowers = accessible nectar
- tend to have denser populations, where pollinators with small home ranges can carry pollen from tree to tree
#EucalyptsAreHome #LoveAGum
#FlowersOnFriday: Lemon-scented Gums aren’t just about that iconic citrus scent 🌿—they explode with nectar-rich white flowers that lure birds, bees, bats, gliders, moths & more. A generalist pollinator magnet, spreading pollen far & wide! #LoveAGum
🌳: Corymbia citriodora
🌳: Corymbia citriodora
August 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
#FlowersOnFriday: Lemon-scented Gums aren’t just about that iconic citrus scent 🌿—they explode with nectar-rich white flowers that lure birds, bees, bats, gliders, moths & more. A generalist pollinator magnet, spreading pollen far & wide! #LoveAGum
🌳: Corymbia citriodora
🌳: Corymbia citriodora
Paddock Trees Under Threat (@csiropublishing.bsky.social)discusses the immense value of #paddocktrees in agricultural landscapes and practical ways to protect them: www.andrewisles.com/details.php?...
#ThickTrunkTuesday #OurEucalyptHome #LoveAGum #PaddockTrees
#ThickTrunkTuesday #OurEucalyptHome #LoveAGum #PaddockTrees
September 22, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Paddock Trees Under Threat (@csiropublishing.bsky.social)discusses the immense value of #paddocktrees in agricultural landscapes and practical ways to protect them: www.andrewisles.com/details.php?...
#ThickTrunkTuesday #OurEucalyptHome #LoveAGum #PaddockTrees
#ThickTrunkTuesday #OurEucalyptHome #LoveAGum #PaddockTrees
National Eucalypt Day is tomorrow!
How do you plan to celebrate?
#NationalEucalyptDay2025 #IconicLandscapes #LoveAGum
How do you plan to celebrate?
#NationalEucalyptDay2025 #IconicLandscapes #LoveAGum
March 22, 2025 at 3:56 AM
National Eucalypt Day is tomorrow!
How do you plan to celebrate?
#NationalEucalyptDay2025 #IconicLandscapes #LoveAGum
How do you plan to celebrate?
#NationalEucalyptDay2025 #IconicLandscapes #LoveAGum
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday! 🌳 Check out this stunning three-trunked River Red Gum we spotted in Campbells Creek on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. Its ancient base makes the perfect seat!
Spotted a beauty? Tag @eucalyptaus.bsky.social + #ThickTrunkTuesday so we can see it! 💚
#LoveAGum
Spotted a beauty? Tag @eucalyptaus.bsky.social + #ThickTrunkTuesday so we can see it! 💚
#LoveAGum
July 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday! 🌳 Check out this stunning three-trunked River Red Gum we spotted in Campbells Creek on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. Its ancient base makes the perfect seat!
Spotted a beauty? Tag @eucalyptaus.bsky.social + #ThickTrunkTuesday so we can see it! 💚
#LoveAGum
Spotted a beauty? Tag @eucalyptaus.bsky.social + #ThickTrunkTuesday so we can see it! 💚
#LoveAGum
#FlowersOnFriday: Fluffy pink blossoms burst from silver-frosted buds 😍
It's flowering time for one of Australia's darlings! The lithe and graceful Silver Princess (Eucalyptus caesia).
These beauties were photographed by australian_flora_fauna on Instagram.
#LoveAGum
It's flowering time for one of Australia's darlings! The lithe and graceful Silver Princess (Eucalyptus caesia).
These beauties were photographed by australian_flora_fauna on Instagram.
#LoveAGum
June 26, 2026 at 4:42 AM
#FlowersOnFriday: Fluffy pink blossoms burst from silver-frosted buds 😍
It's flowering time for one of Australia's darlings! The lithe and graceful Silver Princess (Eucalyptus caesia).
These beauties were photographed by australian_flora_fauna on Instagram.
#LoveAGum
It's flowering time for one of Australia's darlings! The lithe and graceful Silver Princess (Eucalyptus caesia).
These beauties were photographed by australian_flora_fauna on Instagram.
#LoveAGum
Check out the divine fluffy blooms of the Salt Gum (Eucalyptus salicola) 🌸 A smooth-barked beauty from WA’s wheatbelt, its name means “salt-dweller”—fitting for a tree that thrives near salt lakes! #LoveAGum #eucbeaut #gumblossom
January 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Check out the divine fluffy blooms of the Salt Gum (Eucalyptus salicola) 🌸 A smooth-barked beauty from WA’s wheatbelt, its name means “salt-dweller”—fitting for a tree that thrives near salt lakes! #LoveAGum #eucbeaut #gumblossom
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday specifically to this stupendous Blue-leaved Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata subspecies thalassica) and the Eucalyptus_Hunters team that shared it with us! Follow eucalyptus-hunters on Instagram and TikTok. #LoveAGum
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday specifically to this stupendous Blue-leaved Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata subspecies thalassica) and the Eucalyptus_Hunters team that shared it with us! Follow eucalyptus-hunters on Instagram and TikTok. #LoveAGum
🌿 Planning has begun for #NationalEucalyptDay2026! 🌿
Theme: Our Eucalypt Home
We're calling for events that celebrate the biodiversity value of eucalypts — in bushland, farms, towns + suburbs.
Info + EOIs now live: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-euc...
#LoveAGum #OurEucalyptHome #ozplants
Theme: Our Eucalypt Home
We're calling for events that celebrate the biodiversity value of eucalypts — in bushland, farms, towns + suburbs.
Info + EOIs now live: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-euc...
#LoveAGum #OurEucalyptHome #ozplants
September 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
🌿 Planning has begun for #NationalEucalyptDay2026! 🌿
Theme: Our Eucalypt Home
We're calling for events that celebrate the biodiversity value of eucalypts — in bushland, farms, towns + suburbs.
Info + EOIs now live: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-euc...
#LoveAGum #OurEucalyptHome #ozplants
Theme: Our Eucalypt Home
We're calling for events that celebrate the biodiversity value of eucalypts — in bushland, farms, towns + suburbs.
Info + EOIs now live: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-euc...
#LoveAGum #OurEucalyptHome #ozplants
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from Elphinstone, Central Victoria, where this great big Southern Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) presides over the Town Hall and Rec Reserve.
Tag us in your big old gum tree photos today, and we'll share them!
#LoveAGum #bigtree
Tag us in your big old gum tree photos today, and we'll share them!
#LoveAGum #bigtree
June 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from Elphinstone, Central Victoria, where this great big Southern Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) presides over the Town Hall and Rec Reserve.
Tag us in your big old gum tree photos today, and we'll share them!
#LoveAGum #bigtree
Tag us in your big old gum tree photos today, and we'll share them!
#LoveAGum #bigtree
#FlowersOnFriday: Unlike most flowers, gumblossoms have no petals—just colourful stamens revealed when the bud caps (opercula) fall off.
🌸 Angophoras are the exception, with true petals and sepals (4th image). Read (and see) more on our Facebook or Instagram. #LoveAGum #ozplants
🌸 Angophoras are the exception, with true petals and sepals (4th image). Read (and see) more on our Facebook or Instagram. #LoveAGum #ozplants
June 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
#FlowersOnFriday: Unlike most flowers, gumblossoms have no petals—just colourful stamens revealed when the bud caps (opercula) fall off.
🌸 Angophoras are the exception, with true petals and sepals (4th image). Read (and see) more on our Facebook or Instagram. #LoveAGum #ozplants
🌸 Angophoras are the exception, with true petals and sepals (4th image). Read (and see) more on our Facebook or Instagram. #LoveAGum #ozplants
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from Ventura in California, USA, where avenues of Australian Red-flowering Gums line the streets!
Check out the enormous lignotuber at the base of this hefty individual!
🌳: Red-flowering Gum, Corymbia ficifolia.
📸: Jesse Arthur
#LoveAGum
Check out the enormous lignotuber at the base of this hefty individual!
🌳: Red-flowering Gum, Corymbia ficifolia.
📸: Jesse Arthur
#LoveAGum
July 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from Ventura in California, USA, where avenues of Australian Red-flowering Gums line the streets!
Check out the enormous lignotuber at the base of this hefty individual!
🌳: Red-flowering Gum, Corymbia ficifolia.
📸: Jesse Arthur
#LoveAGum
Check out the enormous lignotuber at the base of this hefty individual!
🌳: Red-flowering Gum, Corymbia ficifolia.
📸: Jesse Arthur
#LoveAGum
Two Fuchsia Gums often confused: Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha & E. forrestiana. 🌺 Look to the bud cap (operculum): dolichorhyncha has a long, pointed “nose” (from Greek dolicho = long, rhynchos = nose); forrestiana has a rounded dome. #LoveAGum #eucalyptID
September 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Two Fuchsia Gums often confused: Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha & E. forrestiana. 🌺 Look to the bud cap (operculum): dolichorhyncha has a long, pointed “nose” (from Greek dolicho = long, rhynchos = nose); forrestiana has a rounded dome. #LoveAGum #eucalyptID
#FlowersOnFriday: The flowers of eucalypts are shallow & simple, allowing a wide range of pollinators, from parrots & honeyeaters to fruitbats, gliders, possums, & insects like beetles, flies, bees and wasps.
This generalist strategy reduces reliance on a single pollinator group. #LoveAGum
This generalist strategy reduces reliance on a single pollinator group. #LoveAGum
April 4, 2025 at 5:21 AM
#FlowersOnFriday: The flowers of eucalypts are shallow & simple, allowing a wide range of pollinators, from parrots & honeyeaters to fruitbats, gliders, possums, & insects like beetles, flies, bees and wasps.
This generalist strategy reduces reliance on a single pollinator group. #LoveAGum
This generalist strategy reduces reliance on a single pollinator group. #LoveAGum
#FlowersOnFriday: The 'operculum' is a defining feature of the eucalypt genera Eucalyptus & Corymbia. Composed of fused petals, this bud cap prevents the growing flower from drying out & reduces insect damage.
In contrast, Angophora species lack opercula & have rudimentary petals & sepals #LoveAGum
In contrast, Angophora species lack opercula & have rudimentary petals & sepals #LoveAGum
April 17, 2026 at 4:59 AM
#FlowersOnFriday: The 'operculum' is a defining feature of the eucalypt genera Eucalyptus & Corymbia. Composed of fused petals, this bud cap prevents the growing flower from drying out & reduces insect damage.
In contrast, Angophora species lack opercula & have rudimentary petals & sepals #LoveAGum
In contrast, Angophora species lack opercula & have rudimentary petals & sepals #LoveAGum
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from the Eucalypt Lawn at @anbgalive! With 70+ eucalypt species, it’s a top spot for #EucalyptID—or just resting in the shade from Angophora, Corymbia & Eucalyptus. Tag @eucalyptaus in your pics for your chance to be featured #LoveAGum #eucbeaut 🌳
September 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from the Eucalypt Lawn at @anbgalive! With 70+ eucalypt species, it’s a top spot for #EucalyptID—or just resting in the shade from Angophora, Corymbia & Eucalyptus. Tag @eucalyptaus in your pics for your chance to be featured #LoveAGum #eucbeaut 🌳
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from Muckleford Station, Central Victoria, where we spotted this lovely big Yellow Box, Eucalyptus melliodora.
📍Dja Dja Wurrung Country
#LoveAGum #bigtree #ozplants
📍Dja Dja Wurrung Country
#LoveAGum #bigtree #ozplants
August 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from Muckleford Station, Central Victoria, where we spotted this lovely big Yellow Box, Eucalyptus melliodora.
📍Dja Dja Wurrung Country
#LoveAGum #bigtree #ozplants
📍Dja Dja Wurrung Country
#LoveAGum #bigtree #ozplants
#FlowersOnFriday: What's flowering near you this week?
We'll start with this stunning, currently unidentified, planted eucalypt. Need to go back to ID when it isn't pouring!
Repost with your floral update!
#LoveAGum #OzPlants #inbloom
We'll start with this stunning, currently unidentified, planted eucalypt. Need to go back to ID when it isn't pouring!
Repost with your floral update!
#LoveAGum #OzPlants #inbloom
August 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#FlowersOnFriday: What's flowering near you this week?
We'll start with this stunning, currently unidentified, planted eucalypt. Need to go back to ID when it isn't pouring!
Repost with your floral update!
#LoveAGum #OzPlants #inbloom
We'll start with this stunning, currently unidentified, planted eucalypt. Need to go back to ID when it isn't pouring!
Repost with your floral update!
#LoveAGum #OzPlants #inbloom