Scribbly Gum

Yesterday, late afternoon during the Australia Day street party, this Scribbly Gum was highlighted by the late afternoon sun-  it shone like a beacon with the white colour of the trunk. This tree is probably over 100 years old -  there were some really massive Scribbly Gums on the 2 properties at the end of the street but unfortunately some have gone now.

Eucalyptus  racemosa:   scribbly gum

It is a tree to 20m on deep sandy soils usually on coastal lowlands. We have several on our property, nowhere near as large as this one.  The scribbles on the trunk are from moth larvae.