#punk trees

[vanishingsydney]

A couple of very old punk trees. Also known as Broadleaf Paperbarks (Melaleuca quinquenervia), they were widely planted in groves of shady street trees as part of job creation projects during the Great Depression. The trees thrive in the Inner West, which is at the very southern limit of their natural range. Many of those complete groves still stand, but this pair look like 90 year-old survivors by the girth of their trunks. Dulwich Hill.

[vanishingsydney]

Hello, moto. Why stop at two? Newtown.

[vanishingsydney]

Grove of very old Punk Trees, also known as Broadleaf Paperbarks (Melaleuca quinquenervia). Most likely planted as part of a job creation program during the Great Depression, which would put them at an unsurprising 90 years old. They can and do grow to be ancient. Check out the trunks on these things. Sydney is at the very southern limit of their natural range. Dulwich Hill.

[vanishingsydney]

Albert House c.1886. The only house in this row of identical terrace houses that boasts a name. The street trees out the front are Punk Trees or Broad Leaf Paperbarks (Melaleuca quinquenervia), which are seen all over the Inner West, and some, like these, grow to be very old. Darlington.