Some trees including species in the Gondwana Rainforest send down roots from high up in the tree. They provide support for the tree and can draw moisture from the air in a similar fashion to underground roots.
Grass trees (Xanthorrhoea) are slow growers at around 1 metre every 100 years. They can live as long as...
The Australian Pelican is native to Australia as well as New Guinea and western Indonesia. It is a wading...
Pictured is a tall eucalyptus tree with smooth mottled bark. Eucalypts are native to Australia with most being endemic....
When the rainbow eucalyptus sheds its bark, it reveals a green inner bark. Eventually this green bark changes into...
Ancient Antarctic Beech trees in Springbrook National Park. These trees grow in wet areas at high altitude where the...
Piccabeen Palms grow near the coast and border region of New South Wales and Queensland. The palm is common...
Buttress roots stabilize shallowly rooted trees in rain forests where the soil is shallow. They stop the tree from...
Emergents are tall trees that pierce the forest canopy. This specimen has been smothered in a vine that will...
