My favourite tree at my favourite time of the year

November 23, 2010 | Leave your thoughts


We don’t get many autumn colours in Sydney (well not in the native trees) but we do get the most gorgeous colours in November(which is our spring) when all the gum trees shed their barks. The most spectacular is the angophora – the old bark is a dull grey during winter. Trying to work out what happens- but it seems that the bark goes pink before it starts falling off and I think that this year because of all the rain it is pinker than usual. The brand new bark is yellow at first and then darkens to a rich orange… in December the tree will be all this amazing colour. These photos taken at 6.30pm in afternoon sun. I would love to sketch it but don’t have the time this week – so photos will have to be.


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