Eucalyptus Tree Producing Shoots Straight From Burned Bark (IMAGE)

Swansea University

Eucalyptus Tree Producing Shoots Straight From Burned Bark

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Eucalyptus tree producing shoots straight from burned bark even when the bark is charred, all branches are burned and the tree appears dead. The image was taken only 4 weeks after the catastrophic 'Black Saturday' fires near Melbourne 2009. 179 people lost their lives in these fires, which raged with unprecedented severity and speed, and shook Australian society to the core.

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Professor Stefan Doerr, Swansea University

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