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Trees die – that’s a fact of life. But is the death of an entire iconic landscape of Eucalyptus in the Cooma-Monaro region of New South Wales natural?
For over a decade, large stands of Eucalyptus viminalis, commonly known as Ribbon Gum or Manna Gum, have been gradually declining in health, and now stand like skeletons in huge tree graveyards.
http://theconversation.com/death-of-a-landscape-why-have-thousands-of-trees-dropped-dead-in-new-south-wales-48657?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Weekend+Conversation+-+3648&utm_content=The+Weekend+Conversation+-+3648+CID_097880b8b6e0ecfbf3e4d0de28e95d1a&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Death of a landscape why have thousands of trees dropped dead in New South Wales
Tussock Grass is taking over a bit further north. 1000's of hectares of the stuff....its disgusting.