western australia

Another beautiful tree

@JudyEv (340019)

Rockingham, Australia

February 10, 2023 5:52pm CST

The photo shows the magnificent tree in the front yard of the place where we are doing some brick paving. The area where we’re working in at the front right-hand corner. I think the tree might be a lemon-scented gum. The trunk is straight and totally free of bark at the moment and there is a crow’s nest way up in the top branches. I’m hoping it’s not a lemon-scented gum as they are known for dropping branches and this is a bit too close to the house for comfort. Once the sun went over, the tree created some very welcome shade.

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@JamesHxstatic (29413)

• Eugene, Oregon

11 Feb 23

Great tree! Does it really smell like lemon?

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@shaggin (72132)

• United States

11 Feb 23

@JamesHxstatic that’s a good question. I hadn’t thought of that.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

I can't really reach any of the leaves of this. The crushed leaves would smell of lemon. I might scratch the bark a little tomorrow and see if it smells lemony

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

11 Feb 23

It is a lovely tree but you're right, I hope it isn't a breed that drops branches. Those can do a lot of expensive damage.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

I didn't mention the branch-dropping to the owners. They have enough to worry about. And it may not be one of them anyway.

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

11 Feb 23

@JudyEv I understand. Hopefully, they didn't plant it there.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (16764)

• China

11 Feb 23

Is it the very tree that you have mentioned called Widow Makers ?

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

Yes, that's the one but I won't tell the people that.

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@Tampa_girl7 (50253)

• United States

11 Feb 23

I love trees.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

I do too. I'm always seeing beautiful trees.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Feb 23

The leaves are different from any tree I've seen.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

It was the trunk at the back that fascinated me. The leaves are on a jacaranda tree. It's very beautiful when it's in bloom but the flowers make an awful mess.

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@RubyHawk (99405)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Feb 23

@JudyEv Okay, I see the bare trunked tree now.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

11 Feb 23

Very nice tree

Hope it don't drop any branches .

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

I hope so too. As long as the whole thing doesn't come down on the house.

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@shaggin (72132)

• United States

11 Feb 23

That is neat how bare the trunk is of bark. It’s so soft when they are like that.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

I guess it's just the time of the year for it.

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@rebelann (112879)

• El Paso, Texas

11 Feb 23

I think all trees are beautiful in their own way but looking at your photo I could not tell which tree you meant.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

The tree on the left was really the one I was taken with but the others are nice too.

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@LadyDuck (471541)

• Switzerland

11 Feb 23

I hope you are not going to receive a branch on your head while working there. Be careful.

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@LadyDuck (471541)

• Switzerland

11 Feb 23

@JudyEv It is a beautiful tree.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

It looks very strong so hopefully no limbs will come down while we're there.

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@wolfgirl569 (106298)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Feb 23

Hope it don't drop any branches while you are there at least

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

It's a very tall tree. Whichever way it came down if it did it would do a lot of damage. But even the branches could.

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@moffittjc (121586)

• Gainesville, Florida

11 Feb 23

Are you referring to the tree with the straight, whitish-looking trunk, or the tree with the big green branch hanging in front of the camera?

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@moffittjc (121586)

• Gainesville, Florida

11 Feb 23

@JudyEv That’s the one I thought you were talking about!

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

I would have thought it was obvious! (That's a joke!)

I meant the one on the left.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

11 Feb 23

I can imagine the smell. And be careful with the falling branches

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 23

I'm not too worried about the branches but we've finished there now.

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@aninditasen (16395)

• Raurkela, India

11 Feb 23

The Indian eucalyptus is different from the Australian ones. It's beautiful though.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

We have a great many species. Perhaps some are the same as yours.

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@aninditasen (16395)

• Raurkela, India

12 Feb 23

@JudyEv That's lovely. I have only seen the Indian variety.

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@Beestring (14560)

• Hong Kong

11 Feb 23

That's a beautiful tree.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

I love the tall slender trunk.

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@allknowing (136446)

• India

11 Feb 23

Not a good idea planting any tree close to a house

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 23

I had a better look yesterday and it's actually in the neighbour's on their fence-line but you're right about it not being a good idea.

@jstory07 (139717)

• Roseburg, Oregon

11 Feb 23

That is a big beautiful tree.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 23

The trunk is so smooth and clean. It's really lovely.

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@RasmaSandra (79858)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

11 Feb 23

That is a lovely tree, I am tired of the palms I have around me and miss the oaks and birches in Latvia,

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 23

Palms were popular in the old days here and you can often tell where a homestead once stood because of the palms round the ruins.

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@LindaOHio (178701)

• United States

11 Feb 23

That's a beautiful tree. Don't work too hard!

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Feb 23

It's finished now and we're recovering!

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@thislittlepennyearns (62507)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

10 Feb 23

Its pretty!

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Feb 23

I think so too. I love the long clean trunk.

@arunima25 (87806)

• Bangalore, India

11 Feb 23

That's a beautiful tree. Does it smell like lemon? I have a small bonsai lemon tree in my terrace. Though I don't get much lemon there, I love it for the lemon fragrance when the breeze blows.