Category Archives: bark

Stanthorpe – start of the Outback Queensland trip

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At the beginning of the Eromanga trip The Doc drove from Ballina to his mate’s place at Stanthorpe. He stayed two nights and got to ride in Tony’s Ford 350 – wow what a great tow vehicle!

The next morning The Doc was just touring around Stanthorpe and found the Mt Marlay Lookout. Just a few images from the Lookout. Click on that first panorama, because at full size it has amazing details.

The Doc really liked Stanthorpe and for the first time since switching to part time work, thought about moving out of Sydney.

We had lunch at the Jam Factory and later that day Tony took The Doc to Donnellys Castle Recreations Reserve. Plus a few textures from the reserve.

Tony made a great choice to live in Stanthorpe, part of the Granite Belt. The Doc will be back.

Interactive map from Ballina to Eromanga here. Enjoy.

2022, the year that was

Australia, bark, flash, flowers, Landscape, macro, Mt Annan, NSW, Plant, States, Textures, trees, Uncategorised

The Doc’s main theme for images in 2022 was barks and then flowers as Spring arrived. Over 6,000 images were posted to the Atlas of Living Australia in 2022. Consulting work prevented any travel, even after many of the lock downs stopped.

The first trip for 2023 is booked, Foray with Friends at Dorrigo on the mid north Coast of NSW. The theme will be fungi’s and slime molds. There is some consulting work to finish at the end of January then The Doc has more flexibility, once the final work on the Patrol is finished in mid-January.

Clerodendrum floribundum – bark

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The Smooth Clerodendrum, a very unusual colour palette on this bark, an observation from someone having viewed over 25,000 bark images now. Click on image to see full size.

Eucalyptus kessellii subsp kessellii – bark

Australia, bark, Landscape, macro, Mt Annan, NSW, Plant, Textures, trees, Uncategorised

It was harder to find the common name for this tree than the previous one. Mt Annan Botanic Gardens called it Eucalyptus inversa, The Doc finally found other names including Eucalyptus inversa, Eucalyptus irritans, Eucalyptus israelitica, Eucalyptus kessellii subsp kessellii, Eucalyptus goniantha or the Jerdacuttup Mallee. The Doc chose the Brooker taxon of Eucalyptus kessellii subsp kessellii.

Bark rough, very hard and grey-brown to blackish over lower part of trunk, or smooth throughout on smaller mallees, smooth bark grey-brown and pale brown to pink-orange. EUCLID 4th Ed https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/eucalyptus_kessellii_subsp._kessellii.htm

Corymbia hendersonii – bark

Australia, bark, Landscape, macro, Mt Annan, NSW, Plant, Textures, trees, Uncategorised

Mt Annan Botanic Gardens referred to this as Corymbia cafie, a little used name. It took The Doc some time to find the more commonly used name of Corymbia hendersonii or Henderson’s bloodwood.

Bark rough over trunk and branches to ca 2 cm diameter, coarsely tessellated, grey to dark brown. EUCLID 4th ed https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/corymbia_hendersonii.htm?zoom_highlight=Corymbia+hendersonii

Brachychiton populneus x acerifolius – bark

Australia, bark, Landscape, macro, Plant, Textures, trees

A rare cross hydrid, the Brachychiton populneus x acerifolius. Unusual green bark because when young this tree can photosynthesie on its trunk, not just the leaves, hence the green colour.

Syncarpia hillii – bark

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Bark of the Fraser Island Turpentine, which is heavily textured with deep furrows and hills on the trunk. This tree was 10.51 metres high. Bark varies greatly on each specimen.

Tree height 10.51 metres. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=14190
Tree height 10.51 metres. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=14190
Tree height 10.51 metres. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=14190
Tree height 10.51 metres. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=14190
Tree height 10.51 metres. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=14190