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Sydney Red Gum (Angophora costata)
This plant would have germinated from seed after a fire, when there was adequate heat and moisture. At this site now, the forest understorey is shaded by rainforest plants. Today, eucalyptus and their allies would not survive as seedlings in this shady situation.
This individual is 28 metres tall. Taller than the average height. Which is around 15 to 25 metres. I've measured the same species at 45 metres tall in the upper Lane Cove river valley. Sometimes mature examples of this species may grow to a full height of only 5 metres.
Sydney Red Gum (Angophora costata)
This plant would have germinated from seed after a fire, when there was adequate heat and moisture. At this site now, the forest understorey is shaded by rainforest plants. Today, eucalyptus and their allies would not survive as seedlings in this shady situation.
This individual is 28 metres tall. Taller than the average height. Which is around 15 to 25 metres. I've measured the same species at 45 metres tall in the upper Lane Cove river valley. Sometimes mature examples of this species may grow to a full height of only 5 metres.