A Paperbark for Joseph Hooker
An Australian paperbark tea-tree grows beneath a tall Stringybark gum at the Darjeeling Botanical Gardens.
The Tea Tree at Chandan Hazuri Road
A small Australian tea tree can be spotted at this intersection
Spencer Home Jamun
This tree is part of the Fort Cochin Tree Trail.
Jaanaranya Jamba
This tree is part of the Fort Cochin Tree Trail.
The Gum Tree Invader at Longwood
At the entrance to the protected Longwood montane tropical rainforest in the Nilgiri Hills, a Tasmanian blue gum ironically grows over a signboard listing native tree species
Lemon Gum of Red Garden
A proud and strong lemon gum from Australia is growing well in Bangalore’s Lal Bagh
Camel Gum
In the back of the Mysore Palace, a Eucalyptus tree has been stripped of bark by the tethered camels
Rani Bagh Melaleuca
A huge Australian tea-tree, of superb branching form, is growing at the Queen’s Garden, Mumbai.
Crowmeld
In Adchhini, South Delhi, I encountered a gum tree growing through a metal fence. As I investigated, a crow sleepily ignored me while perching on a low branch.
Qutb Gum Tree
Lost in the farthest corner of Qtub Minar complex, this obscure ‘box’ Eucalypt was identified and noted in Trees of Delhi.