Flowering gum

Close up photo of the leaves of a flowering gumtree.

Wise old eucalypt
doesn’t cry over dead branches—
it only flowers.

Gum

Photos of several gum trees leaning across from each other on an uphill track.

Forever windswept:
leaning into winter days—
evergreen gumtrees.

Defence

Photo of a row of gumtrees along a main road.

The earth’s infantry,
defends homes and livelihoods:
rows of native trees.

Gold rush

Photo of a walking trail with eucalyptus trees on either side. The leaves on the trees are dry and browning, and the ground is covered in golden-brown leaves.

The lucky country:
there’s treasure above the ground,
along tree-lined trails

Leaning in

Photo of a gum tree on the sidewalk, leaning across the road.

The leaning tower
of South Australian suburbs:
ancient eucalypt.