Six hundred and eight hundred year old Bunya trees are dying in the Bunya Mountains. The blame is put on a water mould soil-borne disease.
Previously myrtle rust became widespread along the east coast of Australia. Many different plants are susceptible including eucalyptus and melaleuca. It was very sad some years ago to see so many dead xanthorrhoea walking around Wineglass Bay in Tasmania.
This is why bushwalkers scrub their boots after walking through native forests.
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Gas lighting was nominated as word of the year yesterday by Mirrium-Webster. When I look it up, the source of the term is nomin...
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This is native bee honey harvested from the hive of the previous post. The hive produced a total of two jars like this, about 1 kg. The na... -
In the 1980s a new species of palm was discovered in far North Queensland. In order tp protect the wild trees from poachers, man... -
Open native bee hive (bottom section) - Tetragonula carbonaria These stingless bees build their brood area in a spiral. When weighed thi...
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