Trees: Melbourne – Nature’s Fortress and Humankind’s Friend
Trees are awesome, they are nature’s fortress and humankind’s friend, and here at Melbourne they are valued and conserved especially one Golden Elm at Sth Yarra
Eucalyptus
Bauer’s Banksia
Free settlers after six months at sea appreciated the unique Australian landscape and flora on their arrival. Trees such as the Eucalyptus Pruinosa, or Silver Box were more than exotic. Back in England Sir Joseph Banks employed at Kew Gardens a botanical artist of consummate skill, Austrian Ferdinand Bauer who…