Eucalypts - Grey box

We have so many wonderful trees right here on our doorstep. Sitting in the dentist's rooms this morning, I looked at a stunning book on native Australian trees. This reminded Paladian and I that we have neglected these wonderful trees on Blip, and by chance yesterday I blipped a huge one called a Bunya Pine.

Today I have chosen a beautiful eucalypt almost outside our front door. Probably been past it a thousand times, so today I am sharing it on Blip. This one is called Eucalyptus microcarpa or Grey Box which is endangered in our Mt. Lofty region. The Belair National Park contains a very rare remnant of Grey Box forest.  It has been mostly all removed from our area when the trees were cleared years ago for housing. This one missed the chop!