Dargo poplars

[Stephen Whiteside]

Maggie and I drove through Dargo yesterday. The scenery was stunning, as was to be expected. What I was not ready for, however, was the beauty of the poplars against the Australian bush.

[Heather]

That's my kinda country Stephen. Beautiful.

[r.magnay]

Nice Stephen, not the sort of bush I have been used to but Australian bush anyway. There is a poplar, or at least it is called 'Desert Poplar' that grows...believe it or not, in the deserts of central Australia, it too is a pleasant tree although quite different to the introduced version.

[Catherine Lee]

Just gorgeous Stephen - reminds me of the poplars in New Zealand as well. At this time of year they are stunning in both countries.

[Bob Pacey]

Nice stream but the trees are dying they have all gone yellow.


Bob

[Stephen Whiteside]

Thanks, Heather.

Catherine, I imagine the poplars in NZ would be the same as these? I have always imagined Dargo to be just about the most stereotypically "Aussie" town in Victoria, so it was something of a shock to see just how prominent and beautiful these exotic trees, and also to discover the extent to which the locals are embracing them in their promotional material. I got a very strong feeling at the general store of the extent to which the townsfolk feel their isolation, and their determination to insert their town into the national consciousness.

Never heard of the desert poplar, Ross. Very interesting. I'll check it out.

Thanks, Bob. Being a rather naive bloke from the city, I just assumed the trees were healthy. You have lifted the scales from my eyes. I am very much in your debt.

[r.magnay]

There are a lot of desert poplars when you google it up, this is the one I was referring to.

Codonocarpus
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Codonocarpus
Codonocarpus cotinifolius habit.jpg
Codonocarpus cotinifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Gyrostemonaceae
Genus: Codonocarpus
Endl.[1]
Species
See text.

Codonocarpus is a small genus of shrubs or small trees in the family Gyrostemonaceae.[2]

The three species are all endemic to Australia:[1]

Codonocarpus attenuatus (Hook.) H.Walter - Bell-fruit Tree (New South Wales)
Codonocarpus cotinifolius (Desf.) F.Muell. - Bell-fruit Tree (Victoria), Native Poplar (New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia),[2][3][4] Desert Poplar (South Australia)[3]
Codonocarpus pyramidalis (F.Muell.) F.Muell. - Camel Poison (South Australia)[5]

it had a picture with it but that didn't copy.

[Bob Pacey]

Yeah nice trees but not very Poplar !

get it Popular



Aaaaah gees.



Bob

[Stephen Whiteside]

Thanks, Ross - tall and thin like the English poplar.

No, I don't get it, Bob. But don't worry - I'll ask around. I'm sure somebody will be able to explain it to me.

[r.magnay]

....actually Bob, they are very poplar.....