A Paperbark for Joseph Hooker

A Paperbark for Joseph Hooker
An Australian paperbark tea-tree grows beneath a tall Stringybark gum at the Darjeeling Botanical Gardens.
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An Australian paperbark tea-tree grows beneath a tall Stringybark gum at the Darjeeling Botanical Gardens.
A small Australian tea tree can be spotted at this intersection
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
A proud and strong lemon gum from Australia is growing well in Bangalore’s Lal Bagh
In the back of the Mysore Palace, a Eucalyptus tree has been stripped of bark by the tethered camels
A huge Australian tea-tree, of superb branching form, is growing at the Queen’s Garden, Mumbai.
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.
Lost in the farthest corner of Qtub Minar complex, this obscure ‘box’ Eucalypt was identified and noted in Trees of Delhi.