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I've seen my fair share of Aussie bush, but I wasn't looking at the sky.
It's quite varied though. Some places are just patchy scrub, while others have truly majestic tall forest.
Well are you PCALMike? But that's fine if you don't like looking what is above you, you know since the majority of the forest is up there, but I guess to each his/her own. But I guess I shouldn't put words into other people's mouths.
I don't think they have any cities in high rainfall areas.
Temperate areas with moderate rainfall are dominated by different tree species than we see in the states. The spread of plant evolution probably is partially related to soil conditions.
In the very tropical north, where they get the most rain, it looks like there are areas of dense vegetation.
Eucalyptus trees have quite feathery looking foliage from a distance, similar to ash trees.
I think this is what he is talking about just outside Brisbane. Same spot three different months.
tbh, they do look kind of thin and scrawny, but at least they are evergreen and have a nice scent. Here half the year is a dead looking leafless canopy. I'd take their landscape over 6 months of dead trees.
We have the same trees and get the same types of comments in Southern California. Eucalyptus are common here, as well as sycamores and palms. I like them and I like the dry landscape.
My relatives from the Pacific Northwest (Seattle area) have been known to make denegrating comments about the scrawny-looking trees and the lack of lush green vegetation. But when I visit their area, I start to feel slightly claustrophobic after a few days because everything is so closely enveloped in dense foliage that you can't see farther than a few meters in any direction.
Eucalyptus is one of the most amazing tree families out there. I really love them and wish this area could grow more Eucalyptus. Australians should be proud of their broadleaf evergreen botanical heritage
Eucalyptus is one of the most amazing tree families out there. I really love them and wish this area could grow more Eucalyptus. Australians should be proud of their broadleaf evergreen botanical heritage
I have to admit that even though I like the idea of no deciduous tree forests, I find Australian forests like those streetview images kind of lacking in the drier parts of the country. But I assume that would apply to any dry climate. The Australian rain forests are much more to my liking.
I think when you get up into the mountain areas of the Great Dividing Range you get more lush forests.
I prefer more lush looking forests like the coastal evergreen forests of the Southeast. I drove this road in the 1990's in July. Doesn't look much different from summer to winter.
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