Discover the gums of Melbourne with Vicky Shukuroglou, author of the 🌟new🌟 ACE Guide to Eucalypts: Melbourne! On May 30th, join Vicky and the on the 2nd of 4 different walks, this one at Mt Lofty, Warrandyte State Park. https://events.humanitix.com/eucalypts-of-the-birrarung-walk-and-talk-part-2

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday to this beautiful backyard beauty – a Narrow-leaved Peppermint, Eucalyptus nicholli. If you're caring for a big old eucalypt in your garden, thank you for your service. You are protecting a huge community asset, for people and wildlife alike. #LoveAGum #OurEucalyptHome

NOW available - the ACE Guide to Eucalypts (Melbourne) is a light, simple pocket guide featuring bright, clear photos of 36 species of eucalypt found in Melbourne We are proud to have supported it's development through a Dahl Fellowship to Vicky Shukuroglou. Grab yours https://eucalyptsmelbourne.au

#FlowersOnFriday: The Silver-leaved Mountain Gum (Eucalyptus pulverulenta) is cold-hardy & tolerates a wide range of rainfall conditions. This makes it a great garden mallee for regions where the climate is too cold & wet for most small, ornamental eucalypts. It can also be kept in a large pot!

It was great to speak with Annie Brown from ABC Rural about the listing of Alpine Ash. We had a great chat, but one thing this article didn't get to mention is the importance of seed collection as one of the many strategies to steward the forest type. www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...

For background, the article we wrote on the listing last week. theconversation.com/australias-a...

#FlowersOnFriday: The 'operculum' is a defining feature of the eucalypt genera Eucalyptus & Corymbia. Composed of fused petals, this bud cap prevents the growing flower from drying out & reduces insect damage. In contrast, Angophora species lack opercula & have rudimentary petals & sepals #LoveAGum

READ: Sophie Cunningham (@sophtree.bsky.social), esteemed writer and one of our current Dahl Fellows, has been working hard on her new book 'Eucalypts: A Story in Twenty Trees' You can now read an except from the book here: https://potter-museum.unimelb.edu.au/explore/stories-and-ideas/eucalypts

📰Short read: We love this blog post by former Threatened Species Commissioner Gregory Andrews about Australia's rarest eucalypt, the Mongarlowe Mallee (Eucalyptus recurva). https://www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/australia-s-ice-age-eucalypt 📸: Gregory Andrews @lyrebirddream.bsky.social

Check out this incredible mural by Brenton See at Wembley Primary School in WA, featuring Kaarak the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo and the Marri Gum, Corymbia calophylla, which you recently named the #EucalyptoftheYear2026! More on our IG/FB #OurEucalyptHome

Scientists predict fire-sensitive Alpine Ash forests could be halved in the next 60 years as too-frequent fires prevent forest regeneration. Read: theconversation.com/australias-a... Via @theconversation.com by @itsnotfairman.bsky.social & @trentpenman.bsky.social

Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday to everybody, but especially to the magnificent Wonnerup Tuart, photographed by @jinniwinter.bsky.social Hug a big gum today and every day! And tag us in your #ThickTrunkTuesday photos to share them with us 🫶 #OurEucalyptHome #LoveAGum 🌳: Eucalyptus gomphocephala

In the week of #NationalEucalyptDay2026, we finally got to visit #CurrencyCreekArboretum and join a good crowd in following @deannicolle1.bsky.social on a very informative tour. Photo: the beautiful form of Eucalyptus sepulcralis. When you see so many species together, their diversity is amazing.

Visiting Dean Nicholl’s eucalypt arboretum at Currency Creek SA for the 1st time - amazing collection of >800 species. #eucalypt #NationalEucalyptDay2026 🪴🌳🌱

The Cavendish Red Gum Festival is back from the 17th-19th of April! Expect walks, talks and workshops galore, including a photography workshop by Georgie Mann, whose gorgeous red gum photo features in this post. Check out the programme: https://cavendishredgumfestival.com.au/# 📸:Georgie Mann

Seventy-three of Australia's 283 epiphytic orchids grow on eucalypts or other Myrtaceae. These gum-loving beauties are under threat from the expansion of myrtle rust, a fungal disease affecting their host trees. Read more: https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/81552/1/81552.pdf 📸: Mark Clements

The amazing Marri has been voted #EucalyptusoftheYear2026 🥳 This fabulous Western Australian #eucalyptus flowers en masse in the hotter months of summer providing essential resources for our native #bees and #inverts 🐞🪲🐝🦋 #ozflora #wildoz

Those Western Australians know how to mobilise voters! Nearly half of votes for #EucalyptOfTheYear2026 came from the west - #plants #trees 🍀🌾🪴🌱🌳

Happy National Eucalypt Day!  I summarised 100 years' of eucalypt data from the Atlas of Living Australia as a landscape #EucalyptoftheYear #rstats @eucalyptaus.bsky.social 📊🧪 See more here: shandiya.com/dataviz.html...

Time for a doom scrolling break - hug a tree and celebrate #NationalEucalyptDay2026

Celebrating #NationalEucalyptDay2026 - left is CEO of Eucalypt Australia announcing the winner of #EucalyptOfTheYear , right is this Patrick Baker, this year’s Dahl medalist for sustained contribution to eucalypts @eucalyptaus.bsky.social

🌳 Happy National Eucalypt Day! Today we celebrate the diversity, resilience and beauty of Australia’s iconic eucalypts, all 840 species! Join the #NationalEucalyptDay2026 to show us how you're celebrating, ask us your gum tree questions, and tell us why you love #OurEucalyptHome!

📣ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! We are thrilled to reveal that the Marri, Corymbia calophylla, has won #EucalyptoftheYear2026! Not only popular with people, Marri is attended by more than 80 species of native bee and is a favourite bed & breakfast for threatened black-cockatoos and possums.

Tune in to ABC Sydney this morning at 10:30 AM to hear us announce the 2026 Eucalypt of the Year with Rae Johnston! www.abc.net.au/listen/live/...

We're announcing the Eucalypt of the Year tomorrow live on ABC radio with Rae Johnston! 📻 Tune in to NSW Saturday Mornings via 702 ABC Sydney or stream it on the ABC Listen app or ABC Online website: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/live/sydney ⏰ We'll join Rae at 10:30 AM AEDT. Set your reminders!

It's almost time! How will you celebrate National Eucalypt Day this Monday, 23rd of March? #NationalEucalyptDay2026

✏️🌿Vote today for Sydney Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus haemastoma) for Eucalypt of the Year 2026: https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-the-year-2026/ Those mysterious bark squiggles are made by tiny scribbly gum moth larvae tunnelling under the bark. When the bark sheds, their artwork appears.

What’s your favourite gum tree? 🌿 Voting for @eucalyptaus Eucalypt of the Year closes Monday at 11:59pm ⏳ Choose your champion from 10 incredible eucalypts that support Australian ecosystems. Vote in under 2 minutes: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-... #OurEucalyptHome

Northern Stringybark (Eucalyptus tetrodonta) is a keystone tree of northern Australia’s savannas. Termites hollow its trunks, creating homes for wildlife like the Vulnerable Black-footed Tree-rat and Palm Cockatoo. Vote 🌿 eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-...

Northern Stringybark (Eucalyptus tetrodonta) is a keystone tree of northern Australia’s savannas. Termites hollow their trunks, creating homes for wildlife like the Vulnerable Black-footed Tree-rat and Palm Cockatoo. Vote before Monday: https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-the-year-2026/

River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) feeds entire ecosystems. Its deep roots tap groundwater, producing nectar, leaves and sap for wildlife. Old trees create hollows for birds and bats, while fallen branches form river snags for fish. Vote here 🌿 eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-...

🗓 What's on in March and April for #NationalEucalyptDay2026? Our national calendar of events is now live and growing daily, with walks, talks, exhibitions, and workshops for all ages! Find an event near you:https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/events-calendar/ #OurEucalyptHome

White-flowering mallees like Kingscote Mallee feed honeyeaters and even tiny Western Pygmy Possums. Their leaf litter shelters reptiles and fuels the huge nesting mounds of Malleefowl. Vote in Eucalypt of the Year: https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-the-year-2026/ #EucalyptoftheYear2026

The Small-fruited Red Mahogany is a favourite with Koalas, Flying-foxes and the endangered Northern Yellow-bellied Glider, which bites into the bark to reach the nutrient-dense sap! Vote now for the Eucalypt of the Year: https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-the-year-2026/ #OurEucalyptHome

PSA There are just TWO WEEKS left to vote for your #EucalyptoftheYear2026! Vote now and you could win a prize pack full of goodies! https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-the-year-2026/ We'll announce the winner on National Eucalypt Day, 23rd March. #NationalEucalyptDay2026 #OurEucalyptHome

Despite its tough exterior, the Mugga Ironbark is a softie when it comes to nurturing wildlife. Nomadic flying-foxes, Swift Parrots & Regent Honeyeaters chase mass flowering events throughout winter. Vote now for #EucalyptoftheYear2026: https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-the-year-2026/

#FlowersOnFriday: These little Crimson Mallee (Eucalyptus lansdowneana) reminds us of raspberry icypoles. Perhaps it's the heat 😅 What's flowering near you this week?

National Eucalypt Day is less than a month away and we would love for you to join in the celebrations! Head to our website to find a calendar of events to join and vote for your favourite gum to win Eucalypt of the Year! #NationalEucalyptDay2026 #OurEucalyptHome

Why vote for the Forest Red Gum, Eucalyptus tereticornis, to win Eucalypt of the Year 2026? It's only one of the most important food trees in Queensland and a primary food source for Koalas on the east coast of Australia! Learn more & vote:https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-the-year-2026/

This #ThickTrunkTuesday, vote for the world’s tallest flowering plant to win #EucalyptoftheYear2026! https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-the-year-2026/ #OurEucalyptHome #NationalEucalyptDay2026

📣 Announcement for Victorian gum nuts! Ticket sales for Leon Costermans' Eucalypt ID Field Trip open NEXT MONDAY at 2 pm AEDT! Tickets are limited and in extremely high demand. Details: https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/event/field-trip-with-leon-costermans-oam-sunday-march-22nd-2026-vic/

Eucalypt Australia are pleased to present Professor Patrick Baker with the Bjarne K Dahl Medal for 2026 in recognition of his significant and sustained contribution to the science of eucalypts in the fields of forest ecology and silviculture. #NationalEucalyptDay2026 #OurEucalyptHome

Learn some fun new words today! #OurEucalyptHome

This #ThickTrunkTuesday, let us introduce to you the magnificent Manna Gum, Eucalyptus viminalis. One of ten contenders for the #EucalyptoftheYear2026, vote for the Manna Gum if you love Koalas, teeny tiny birds and sugar hits: https://eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-the-year-2026/

Eucalypt Australia are proud to support the 4th Cavendish Red Gum Festival. This wonderful all ages festival in Western Vic celebrates the remarkable River Red Gum & its many gifts to nature & culture. An excellent excuse for a getaway, check out the program today: cavendishredgumfestival.com.au

drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8035621... #3462 - Eucalyptus drummondii - Drummond’s Gum One of over 100 species named after James Drummond (1786? –1863), a naturalist and early European settler of Western Australia.

Among Australia's parrots, the lorikeets are especially good at extracting nectar from eucalypts. The tongues of these species feature a specially adapted brush tip and are strong enough to push deep into gum blossoms before they are open, beating other pollinators to the nectar reward! #LoveAGum

Tune in to this truly wonderful interview with legendary eucalypt scientist, Professor Stephen Hopper. The conversation follows his journey of understanding eucalypts through a Western science lens and then through the cultural knowledge systems of the Noongar people. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Tawny frogger update. The baby tawny frogmouths are growing up!! The family together today. #birds #birdsofOz #birdlife

It's that time of year again! Time to vote for your favourite gum tree! This year, we're celebrating eucalypts as homes for Australia's unique flora and fauna! Vote here: eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-... 👇Meet the #EucalyptoftheYear2026 contenders (a thread)