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ing new bark a light warm brown; twigs greenish grey or 

 crimson or red. Some seven year trees have stem bark 

 decorticating in flakes or blisters; outer bark grey, under 

 bark buff. 



Eucalyptus diversicolor (Santa Monica, 10 years) stem 

 bark persistent, creamy grey, but does shed short pieces; 

 smaller branches shed bark; general effect persistent, rough 

 fissured at base; twigs green. 



Eucalyptus cornuta (9 years). Bark at base rough, 

 persistent, dark grey. Even surfaced and warmer colored 

 above, greyish buff, general effect persistent, but sheds 

 occasionally in thin small pieces in upper part. Bark on 

 branches persistent, lavender grey; twigs red very young, 

 greenish yellow. Saplings shed bark in short curls very 

 similar to ) r oung sugar gums. This bark shedding seems 

 to persist longest in the least vigorous trees of such species 

 as eventually have persistent bark. 



Eucalyptus viminalis (8 to 10 years). Stem bark rough, 

 persistent, light brownish grey, but does shed little shreds 

 in upper part. Branch bark sheds, leaving under bark a 

 smooth light grey; twigs red; very young, yellow green. 



Second variety sheds in long streamers a light, tan- 

 colored bark. Smooth bark, white or light buff, or blue- 

 white general effect smooth and white. 



Eucalyptus rostrata (10 yearsj. Stem bark even surface 

 persistent, a rose grey or ash grey. Branch bark persis- 

 tent, but often sheds small patches at junction with stem; 

 twigs red bright green when young. Young growth of 

 sapling and seedlings, red. 



The bark of Eucalyptus tereticornis is similar to that of 

 rostrata, in fact these two species merge to each other so 

 as to be difficult to definitely separate. 



