Australian Red Gum and Chrome Fountain Pen
AUSTRALIAN RED GUM
Red Gum may refer to any of a number of species of Eucalyptus.
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia and include the tallest known flowering plant of Earth. There are more than 700 species of eucalyptus and most are native to Australia.
The species can be divided into four size categories:-
- Small - to 10m (33ft)
- Medium - 10-30m (33-98ft)
- Tall - 30-60m (98-197ft)
- Very Tall - over 60m (200ft)
Nearly all are evergreen, but some tropical species lost their leaves at the end of the dry season. The leaves are covered with oil glands, the copious oils produced are an important feature of the genus. Although mature tress may be towering and fully leafed their shade is characteristically patchy because the leaves usually hand downwards.
They have distinctive flowers and fruit, flowers have numerous fluffy stamens which may be white, cream, yellow, pink or red, the stamens are enclosed in a cap. They have no petals but have many showy stamens instead.
Eucalypt wood is commonly used to make dideridoos.
Pen #691 was turned on 10th November 2016 at Penkridge on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
You can follow my pen making here on this blog and our travels on another blog here
AUSTRALIAN RED GUM
Red Gum may refer to any of a number of species of Eucalyptus.
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia and include the tallest known flowering plant of Earth. There are more than 700 species of eucalyptus and most are native to Australia.
The species can be divided into four size categories:-
- Small - to 10m (33ft)
- Medium - 10-30m (33-98ft)
- Tall - 30-60m (98-197ft)
- Very Tall - over 60m (200ft)
Nearly all are evergreen, but some tropical species lost their leaves at the end of the dry season. The leaves are covered with oil glands, the copious oils produced are an important feature of the genus. Although mature tress may be towering and fully leafed their shade is characteristically patchy because the leaves usually hand downwards.
They have distinctive flowers and fruit, flowers have numerous fluffy stamens which may be white, cream, yellow, pink or red, the stamens are enclosed in a cap. They have no petals but have many showy stamens instead.
Eucalypt wood is commonly used to make dideridoos.
Pen #691 was turned on 10th November 2016 at Penkridge on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
You can follow my pen making here on this blog and our travels on another blog here
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