i’ve just returned from the wirraburra (pron. weir-rab-bra) forest and heres a few shots

and some interesting barks

how pretty are they, very interesting :)

Back from camping weekend Pepe ?

a couple of forest scenes and a big sequoia(sp?) in the middle.
and yes HP it was frigid in the forest.
…. and windy on the hilltop lookouts.

Happy Potter said:

how pretty are they, very interesting :)

Back from camping weekend Pepe ?

we stayed in a youth hostel – an old stone house – so it was warm with the fire going – and no actual tents thank goodness.

Hi Peps, welcome back, we missed you! Lovely trees and fascinating bark. Good pics

pepe said:

i’ve just returned from the wirraburra (pron. weir-rab-bra) forest and heres a few shots

If they keep chopping down trees like in that pile, there won’t be a forrest for much longer. Love the close of the bark.

orchid40 said:

Hi Peps, welcome back, we missed you! Lovely trees and fascinating bark. Good pics

thanks OC40
- we walked a long way through these silent forest – a good way of escaping the hurley-burley.
there was a sunday market at wirraburra township this morning. all local produce sold by the friendly growers. i bought goats milk soap, organically certified pure lamb sausages, home grown peas and avocado.
beaut little market – pity the weather was so cold and windy.

Hey Pepe, glad your back in one piece:)

Damn cold here:D

If they keep chopping down trees like in that pile, there won’t be a forrest for much longer. Love the close of the bark.
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they do replant all the time. there’s a lot of trees being planted everywhere.
g’day pomolo.

cold here too

and people either need to use recycled timbers or plantation pruducts for building and their furniture !!!

interesting about the Maritime Pine being planted and proving unsuitable.

bluegreen said:

interesting about the Maritime Pine being planted and proving unsuitable.

!! never read that ?, just blurted me mouth of as per usual LOL

Oh how amazing this this bark on the tree??? Never seen it before.

looks like the soles of my feet in summer LOL

Lucky1 said:

Hey Pepe, glad your back in one piece:)

Damn cold here:D

g’day lucky.
i read your daughter is having a good time in usa – good news.
yeah cold and wet – luvly.

The Estate said:

cold here too

and people either need to use recycled timbers or plantation pruducts for building and their furniture !!!

g’day thee
- yep all plantation timber from the forest in was in. they are planting a lot of native trees as well as the pinus radiata.

The Estate said:

looks like the soles of my feet in summer LOL

LOL I did wonder what it reminded me of;P

bluegreen said:

interesting about the Maritime Pine being planted and proving unsuitable.

hi BG.
the part where we stayed is an old nursery (planted 1870’s) and they tried out just about every tree in the world to see how it grew. its odd that such an effort went on in such a remote place (2.5hrs drive north of adelaide) so early in our history

looks good pepe.

Lucky1 said:

Oh how amazing this this bark on the tree??? Never seen it before.

that looks kool :)

That looks like some sort of pine ?

Grasshopper said:

That looks like some sort of pine ?

sorry – but i didn’t note down all the names of the trees -even though they were all tagged. i remember the cork tree, and that monterey pine is the same as pinus radiata, but the other names escape me.