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Exploding Trees
Last weeks of autumn - going back 2 months that is.
Maple trees on the left and native gum trees on the right - import vs local?
Classical vanishing point - may be.
Cold causes maple trees to explode by freezing the sap which contains water that expands as it freezes, creating a sound like a gunshot. The sound is produced as the tree bark splits, with the wood contracting as the sap expands. Native eucalyptus trees are known to explode during bush fires due to the high flammability of vaporised eucalyptus oil produced by the tree naturally........Wikipedia
Mount Wilson, Greater Blue Mountains, Sydney
Exploding Trees
Last weeks of autumn - going back 2 months that is.
Maple trees on the left and native gum trees on the right - import vs local?
Classical vanishing point - may be.
Cold causes maple trees to explode by freezing the sap which contains water that expands as it freezes, creating a sound like a gunshot. The sound is produced as the tree bark splits, with the wood contracting as the sap expands. Native eucalyptus trees are known to explode during bush fires due to the high flammability of vaporised eucalyptus oil produced by the tree naturally........Wikipedia
Mount Wilson, Greater Blue Mountains, Sydney