Check out the divine fluffy blooms of the Salt Gum (Eucalyptus salicola) 🌸 A smooth-barked beauty from WA’s wheatbelt, its name means “salt-dweller”—fitting for a tree that thrives near salt lakes! #LoveAGum #eucbeaut #gumblossom

Two stunning, haunting scenes this #ThickTrunkTuesday by Joy Kachina Photography. Joy captures the dying Miena Cider Gums of Tasmania—majestic even in decay. Endemic, endangered, and vanishing fast due to climate change. Read more about this project: www.joykachina.com.au/miena-gums-p...

#FlowersOnFriday: Meet Eucalyptus melanophloia (Silver-leaved Ironbark) 🌿 A striking QLD & NSW tree with silvery leaves, cream flowers & rough bark—not to be confused with the similar but smaller E. shirleyi! 📸 Dr Dean Nicolle via iNaturalist: www.inaturalist.org/observations... #LoveAGum

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from Doreen, Victoria, where Julie Sheppard captured this stunning sunset silhouette. We love the balance in this grand old River Red Gum. Thank you for sharing this beautiful moment with us via our 2025 Photo Competition: The Travel Edition. #LoveAGum #paddockgums

🌿 Planning your #NationalEucalyptDay2026 event? Theme: Our Eucalypt Home—celebrating how eucalypts support Aussie wildlife + plants, from insects to koalas! We’re here to help—get in touch this month before microgrant apps close Feb 11: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-euc... #LoveAGum

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday! 🌈 Meet the Rainbow Gum (Eucalyptus deglupta)—a fast-growing, vividly coloured species native to the Philippines, PNG & Indonesia, and the only eucalypt native to the Northern Hemisphere! 📷 Bronwen Cavallo #rainbowgum #eucbeaut #LoveAGum

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday specifically to this stupendous Blue-leaved Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata subspecies thalassica) and the Eucalyptus_Hunters team that shared it with us! Follow eucalyptus-hunters on Instagram and TikTok. #LoveAGum

A photographer and a motorcyclist stop to admire the same grand old trees. A great moment to capture the grandeur of these hilltop beauties. Thank you to Adrian Plitzco for sharing this scene with us via our 2025 Photo Competition: The Travel Edition. Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday everybody! #LoveAGum

One tree, countless homes. #ThickTrunkTuesday on Dja Dja Wurrung Country. 🌳 River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) #LoveAGum #australiannature #treeoftheday

🌿Keen to run an event for #NationalEucalyptDay2026? It’s on 23 March, but events can start early March. This year’s theme is Our Eucalypt Home highlighting how eucalypts support so much of our unique flora and fauna. Info + sign-up: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-euc... #LoveAGum #OurEucalyptHome

Eucs for Halloween by Dahl fellow Jess Harwood @eucalyptaus.bsky.social #eucalypts www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The magnificent Ada Tree, a huge Mountain Ash located in the Yarra State Forest, Vic. Snapped by meghan.g.lindsay on Instagram. This tree is estimated to be more than 300 years old & is one of the state's largest trees. Visit Ada: www.visityarravalley.com.au/products/ada... #ThickTrunkTuesday

📣 Councils, nurseries, artists, educators & community groups—EOIs are open for #NationalEucalyptDay26! Events run Mar–Apr. Theme: Our Eucalypt Home. $500 microgrants available! Details 👉 eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-euc... #LoveAGum #OurEucalyptHome

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from Gariwerd/The Grampians, where Will Hudson captured this ancient Red Gum stag. "Hidden away down a quiet Grampians road, this Eucalyptus camaldulensis hosts three scars, striking remnants of history & culture of past centuries. An honest time traveller across our lands"

Community Grant Recipients continued. Eucalypt Australia congratulates all 2026 fellows and grant recipients and acknowledges the many worthy applications received.

Introducing the 2026 Community Grant recipients.

Introducing the 2026 Dahl Fellows

Introducing the 2026 Eucalypt Australia Research Grant Recipients

Eucalypt Australia congratulates the four recipients of the 2026 Research Grants. Project information in next post!

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday, everybody. This gorgeous big River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) shrouded in mist was photographed by @treeside.bsky.social‬ near Mount Pleasant, South Australia. Show us your big gums! Tag @eucalyptaus to feature on a future #ThickTrunkTuesday!

Microgrants for #NationalEucalyptDay2026 are open! The theme is "Our Eucalypt Home"—we're seeking events that celebrate gums + Aussie flora & fauna. Info + EOI: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-euc...

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from the Eucalypt Lawn at @anbgalive! With 70+ eucalypt species, it’s a top spot for #EucalyptID—or just resting in the shade from Angophora, Corymbia & Eucalyptus. Tag @eucalyptaus in your pics for your chance to be featured #LoveAGum #eucbeaut 🌳

Last week we shared the green gumblossom of Eucalyptus platypus—but is it named after the Platypus? Not quite! Both names come from Greek: platy = flat, pus = foot. The tree has flat flower stalks; the animal, flat feet. Same roots, different species! #LoveAGum 📸: Dean Nicolle

🌿 Planning has begun for #NationalEucalyptDay2026! 🌿 Theme: Our Eucalypt Home We're calling for events that celebrate the biodiversity value of eucalypts — in bushland, farms, towns + suburbs. Info + EOIs now live: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/national-euc... #LoveAGum #OurEucalyptHome #ozplants

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday, everyone! Old Blotchy is the second largest Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata) in the world, at 58 metres tall and 10.7 metres in circumference. #LoveAGum 📸: helenwylkscross on Instagram

Let’s hear it for the big old habitat trees this #ThickTrunkTuesday! Dead or alive, they’re vital for wildlife. Show us your local legends—tag #LoveAGum + #ThickTrunkTuesday and shout out the landowners and councils protecting them! 🌳: Yellow Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon)

Two Fuchsia Gums often confused: Eucalyptus dolichorhyncha & E. forrestiana. 🌺 Look to the bud cap (operculum): dolichorhyncha has a long, pointed “nose” (from Greek dolicho = long, rhynchos = nose); forrestiana has a rounded dome. #LoveAGum #eucalyptID

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday, tree friends! This beauty is a Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) from near Beechworth, Victoria. Sound on for the calls of Pied Butcherbirds! #LoveAGum #treeoftheday #australiannature #bigtree #eucalyptusmelliodora

#FlowersOnFriday: Lemon-scented Gums aren’t just about that iconic citrus scent 🌿—they explode with nectar-rich white flowers that lure birds, bees, bats, gliders, moths & more. A generalist pollinator magnet, spreading pollen far & wide! #LoveAGum 🌳: Corymbia citriodora

🌱 #DidYouKnow most eucalypts can thrive in pots? Choose the right species, use free-draining native mix, give them sun + shelter, and don’t overwater. Airpots help avoid root issues, and pruning keeps them in shape. More tips + inspo on our Instagram and Facebook 👇 #LoveAGum #pottedeucs #ozplants

A spectacular photo of a gorgeous tree. Snapped by @colljhop Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday everybody! Share your big old gums with us by tagging @eucalyptaus. #LoveAGum #bigtree #treeoftheday #moody

#DYK there are many eucalypts that are suitable for small gardens? They provide food & shelter for #wildoz and beauty & interest in any space. 🎥 Watch Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria's fantastic #EucalyptsfortheHomeGarden & be inspired to plant your own! eucalyptaustralia.org.au/knowledge-hub/

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❗CLOSING TOMORROW: 2026 Grants & Fellowships 🌿 Apply now for: ✨ Dahl Fellowships – up to $25K ✨ Community Grants – $5K ✨ Research Grants – up to $50K ⏳ Apps close 12 Aug (midnight AEST) 👉https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/ #LoveAGum #Grants #Fellowships #fundingopportunity

Great grant opportunity for research on our fabulous eucalypts

#FlowersOnFriday 🌸 Check out the spectacular flowers & bright red fruit of this Woollybutt (Eucalyptus longifolia)! Native to coastal NSW, this one was spotted as a street tree in Central Victoria What’s flowering near you? Tag @eucalyptaus.bsky.social to show us! #LoveAGum #FloweringNow #InBloom 🌿

We're excited to see that Australian PhD candidate Donna Fitzgerald has been awarded a NASA internship to further her study into eucalypt forest dieback! Congratulations, Donna! Read all about it at womenlovetech.com/nasa-selects... #LoveAGum #forestdieback #womeninstem #ozplants

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from Muckleford Station, Central Victoria, where we spotted this lovely big Yellow Box, Eucalyptus melliodora. 📍Dja Dja Wurrung Country #LoveAGum #bigtree #ozplants

The 26th National Street Tree Symposium is just a month away! Register now to join other professionals, students and experts in the important discussion about equity in Australian urban forestry: treenet.org/26th-nationa... #LoveAGum #urbangreening #urbanforest #greencities

#FlowersOnFriday: What's flowering near you this week? We'll start with this stunning, currently unidentified, planted eucalypt. Need to go back to ID when it isn't pouring! Repost with your floral update! #LoveAGum #OzPlants #inbloom

🌿 2026 Grants Now Open! 🌿 Eucalypt Australia is funding bold eucalypt projects in science, art, education, conservation, research + more. 💰 $5K–$50K available across three funding programs 🗓️ Apply 16 Jun–12 Aug Learn more: eucalyptaustralia.org.au #LoveAGum

Eucalypt Australia has new a research grant scheme: $25,000 p.a. for up to 2 years; Priority theme: Euc Biodiversity: discovery, conservation, management, recovery 🪴🌿🌳 #PlantSciGrant #EMCR @eucalyptaus.bsky.social Applications close Tues 12 Aug 2025, midnight AEST eucalyptaustralia.org.au/grants/

Opening in August – the Dean Nicolle Eucalypt Walk! 📍Blyth, South Australia 📅 Sunday, 17th August at 1:30 PM Join us for the opening of this wonderful new 4.4 km signposted botanical trail, just a stone’s throw from the Clare Valley wine region in South Australia. #LoveAGum #ozplants #clarevalley

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from Ventura in California, USA, where avenues of Australian Red-flowering Gums line the streets! Check out the enormous lignotuber at the base of this hefty individual! 🌳: Red-flowering Gum, Corymbia ficifolia. 📸: Jesse Arthur #LoveAGum

Our silviculture manual for Alpine Ash is now freely available in PDF form. This reference manual covers the past, present and future of stewarding and restoring alpine ash in Victoria. www.vgls.vic.gov.au/client/en_AU...

Why apply for a $25K Dahl Fellowship? 🌿 Just ask 2025 Fellow Vicky Shukuroglou, who is creating a photo guide to Melbourne’s 33 local eucalypt species 🌳 How could a Fellowship help your project grow? Apply now: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/fellowships #LoveAGum #fundingopportunity

🥁 Big news! The winners of Eucalypt Australia's 2025 Photography Comp – The Travel Edition – are in! 🥇 Geoff Murray – Styx Valley, TAS 🥈 Paul Curtis – Wild River Valley, QLD 🥉 Neville Goldsmith – Edwards River, NSW #NationalTreeDay #LoveAGum

🌿 Eucalypt Australia is offering research grants of up to $50K to advance knowledge of eucalypts. 1-year ($25K) or 2-year ($50K) projects supported. Open to Australia-based researchers with a strong track record. Apply by Tues 12 Aug eucalyptaustralia.org.au/grants/ #LoveAGum #ozplants

🌿 Gumnuts: Sessile vs Pedicellate 🌿 Pedicellate gumnuts hang on their own little stalks (pedicels) from a group stalk (peduncle). Sessile gumnuts have no individual stalks—they attach directly to the group stalk. A handy clue for ID! #LoveAGum

🌿 Eucalypt Australia is offering $5,000 grants to community groups working to celebrate, protect or understand eucalypts — from conservation to culture. Apply now for funding to grow your grassroots project! ❗ Closes Tues 12 Aug 👉 eucalyptaustralia.org.au/grants/ #LoveAGum