Trees of Western Australia—woollybutt and gnaingar

Authors

C A. Gardner, Department of AgricultureFollow

Keywords

Western Australia, Trees of Western Australia, Woollybutt, Eucalyptus miniata a. cunn ex schau, Gnaingar, Eucalyptus phoenicea f. muell.

First Page Number

94

Last Page Number

101

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

These two trees differ from all other species of Eucalyptus in that their bark, on the lower portions of the tree where it is persistent, is composed of numerous thin flakes almost like sheets of mica. These plates are traversed by fibres and on the older parts of the trunk, When the flakes have decayed, the fibres are left like a dense netting giving rise to the appearance from which the Woollybutt gets its name.

Recommended Citation

Gardner, C A. (1954) "Trees of Western Australia—woollybutt and gnaingar," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3: Vol. 3: No. 5, Article 14.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture3/vol3/iss5/14