 One Year after the Bushfire of 16 January 2009
Taken from Law Walk, Kings Park.
|  Dead Banksias on the downhill slope
|  Looking up the slope of the Hill
|  Charred Trunks still remain
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 Re-growth struggles on this Sheoak Tree
|  This Grasstree is a casualty
|  Understorey regrowth
|  Charred Trunks contrast with green regrowth
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 Trees are Scarred for Life
|  Grasstree regeneration
|  Grasstrees sent up long Flower Spikes after Fire
|  The struggle to survive
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 New Life, but will it survive the long dry summer?
|  Grasstrees, one survivor and one casualty
|  Matilda Bay Marina
Viewed from the 2.5 km loop walk of Law Walk which is Kings Park's premier urban bushland trail.
|  Approaching Boat on Swan River
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 Speeding along the Swan River
|  South Perth from Kings Park
|  Mottlecah
Eucalyptus macrocarpa.
|  Mottlecah
Eucalyptus macrocarpa.
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 Mottlecah
Eucalyptus macrocarpa.
|  Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
The Medicine Tree in Nyoongar culture.
|  Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
Marri trees played a significant role in Nyoongar culture.
|  Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
The tree is regarded as a female entity having nurturing and protective qualities. The red gum (kino) oozing from the tree contains tannin, which has antiseptic qualities.
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 Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
The kino was powdered and sprinkled onto open wounds to prevent bleeding, or added to water for a mouthwash or disinfectant.
|  Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
When mixed with clay and water it was used as a traditional medicinal drink for dysentery.
|  Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
Large quantities of powdered gum were used to tan kangaroo skins which were made into cloaks (bookas) or carry bags.
|  Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
Close up of the flowers.
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 Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
Close up of the Marri Trunk.
|  Fan-leaved Hakea
Fan shaped leaves of Hakea flabellifolia. Not in flower in January.
|  Pink Flowering Eucalyptus
|  Pink Flowering Eucalyptus
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 Pink Flowering Eucalyptus
|  European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. A Mediterranean and European species introduced to this section of Kings Park.
|  European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The European Strawberry Tree grows to 5-10 m tall, rarely up to 15 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 80 cm.
|  European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The colourful Bark is being shed to reveal a smooth trunk.
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 European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The Bark is peeling off.
|  European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The leaves of this tree are dark green and glossy, 5-10 cm long and 2-3 cm broad, with a serrated margin.
|  European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The hermaphrodite flowers are white (rarely pale pink), bell-shaped, 4-6 mm diameter, produced panicles of 10-30 together in autumn. They are pollinated by bees.
|  European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The red fruit is edible, but bland, 1-2 cm diameter, with a rough surface, maturing in 12 months at the same time as the next flowering.
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