Bursting Out

[anysia]

Gum Kurrajong* pods bursting open to reveal bright orange seeds.



h.t. to discordia13 for knowing more than the idjit working at forestry who said it was a gum tree variety.

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[discordia13.livejournal.com]

Not a gum tree. It's a Kurrajong

[anysia.livejournal.com]

I emailed picture to forestry, and they told me it was a variety of gum tree.... Brilliant people working for the gov't yes?

[discordia13.livejournal.com]

lol. well I suppose it is a species that they can't/don't/won't use to make paper...

[anysia.livejournal.com]

I do thank you for the heads up on what it is though.

[discordia13.livejournal.com]

It's one of those trees you learn to remember. Used to play with the empty pods as a kid - and how to get around the little hairs.