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gnarls, burls, sap & switchbacks

another burl TB
amputation stumps CB
axecut burl Preist
bleeder TB
blown out base FL
amputation scar AG
old scar cumbul
burl TB
knarly knot TB
Goorie ugly
Goorie roots & loulou
if the wind changes..coolibah sap SP
blown out burl TB
remnant redgum burls
box V boonery AG
box burl CB
branch bolls Moonal
what is this whitewood burl? - Butlers boundary
burl between CB
brigalow sap in Preist
dogface - Boonery
fat'n'knarly W
burls'n'scar TB
Goorie redgum Burl
sap on leopardwood close
leopardwood sap
axcut burl FL
SP knot
gnarly old bugga
the toad CB
knarly old fella Mooroo
knuckles CB
lava flow
leaking sap TB
stone axe cut burl W
strange AG
branch removal ? Newtons
sideveiw of box in Newtons
lovely old burl Stud
knuckle down CB
nice gnarl CB
old scar & burl Preist
rough bark Stud
sap burl Kraka
santaclaus - Boonery
sap eruption Stud
sap farmers
redgum burl CB
interesting scar Telinebone
who shot the sheriff - Boonery
tom. sauce TB
blown out base SP
lovely woodgrain Kraka
sunken old coolamon in Kraka
sap bleed TB
diseased coolabah?
big burl back TB
Owenia acidula sap scars
weird myall tree sap
leopardwood sap stud
been around awhile MW
knarled scar Merrywinebah
burls on billabongs F1
nice old gnarly thing F1
more coolibah sap
strange old burl G
Belah tree burls in Goorie
alien....Wallangilla
lumps & bumps W
knuckle dusters G
crime scene in Wallangilla
ugly old bugga WG
narly old coolie WB
the toad in Cumbul
curled wood flap WB
strange knot WB
the snail Warrambool
lava flow ...brigalow gnarl
nice old gnarl WB
coolabah knot ration
unusual pine tree protuberance G
the corset - Goorie
soft sap on Belah tree K
wood flaps in Keero
Belah sap. Keero
Whitewood sap Keero
A - the veteran....
old burley one Bottlecamp
native knot Antigar
RT wood knot for bird's nest?
RT - big dead wood gnarl
RT v.old man made burl
old severed branch keero
unusual axcut burl Keero
scar'n'bumps M
old knobbly one with standard scar
half a gnarl - Keero
old crusty saddle scar - Keero
sideshow clown ? - keero
bright Colane sap & vines
sap punctures unknown tree
funny old fellows in Goorie
lepardwood sap Crop
Burl in Boonery
old burls in Keero
knarled branch break K
leopardwood sap Crop
massive knarled knot WB
overgrowth on burl WB
big burly bugga WB
big burl in Keero
sap spurts Antigar
sap oozing from burl Myall
sap farming on Rosewood
burl coolamon & boonery bugs
ancient excrescence BB
leopardwood sap Preist
heartwood flap scars K
massive low burls/scar TB
axe burl standard close K
old scar & burls TB
sap leak beefwood roots B
sap leak beefwood trunk
sap bubbles Butlers
bright orange belah sap W
skull burl Warrambool
burl boil in Warrambool
old scar'n'burl WB
seats for spirits close
blood sweat & tears WB
old gnarled trunk WB
gnarly tree & dog WB
looloo with gnarls & burls
old scar with strange smooth burls WG
scar 'n' sap in the Pocket
axcut burls Wallangilla
boil burl on bimble box
bumpy burly bugga P
elephant man ...... Preist
sap on Emu apple/ guri tree
sap on needlewood W
fallen burlwood growth F2
burns & burls Moonal
closing scar with axe burl
3 fingered fist burl Stud
redback spider outgrowth
gnarly roots & fungus K
burls'n'scars'n'stuff WB
grub search on burl Kraka
gnarly old coolie stump M
burls & bumps & big scar
inside the wart HP
typical old burl in Telinebone
beautiful burl in Telinebone
axcut burl TB
old fallen branch knot TB
Belah ( Bilaarr ) tree burl
concave scar with axcut burl
Pine sap R
Beefwood sap Moonal
whitewood sap after rain
whitewood sap HP
burl in Warrambool
burl coolamon WB
low scar + burl WB
bottom burl in Cumbul
sap bubbles in bark
almost shut coolamon CB
closing scar & axcut burls CB
sap scab Telinebone
big burl in Warrambool
very old low lumpy coolamon tree
melting candle tree C
lumpy old fire scarred tree
GaynGayn crystal sap
strange burn & burl Priest
gargoyle burl
huge trunk skirt burl M
leopardwood sap close
axcut burl on coolamon TB
basketball burl TB
axcut burls Telinebone
gnarly old campfire scar
naturally weathered burl
branch tear/weathered burl
gnarly bumpy burly scar TB
gnarly old bimble box
currant bush sap
lumps & bumps TB
old fire scarring & burl K
RT gnarly closing scar
RT basket ball burl & burns
RT pinetree sap
Rt blown out burl
RT knob & flap
RT big burly branch
BR big redgum burl
BR gnarly old lookout tree
old burl flap Brigalow
burls & gnarls & healed scars Telinebone
burl or bust in Cumbul
saddle burl Wallangilla
FW blown out base burl
CS the Blob !
CS gnarly fireplace tree
UFO sighting in Goorie
NB Pine tree burl & sap close
NB burst burl
NB wood burl roses
NB gnarly armchair
NB curly burly scar top
NB blown box tree base
NB big blownout burls
NB bumps'n'burls
NB balloon burls
recent ball burl Goorie
GY fallen dead burl tree
GY sap spurts close
GY burl coolamon
ropes of sap on an old coolabah
frilly base burl Nardoo
tree sap Merrywinebah
bumps & burls Goorie
burl balloons Warrambool
ugly gnarly fella WG
burly scar close... fire ?
balloon burls WG
leopardwood sap + ant
lava like sap leopardwood
RT eroded old wood burl
A gnarly old coolabah base
more leopardwood sap BC
indig. chewing gum apparently
gnarls & burls & coolies SP
G ancient gnarly coolabah
G low burly coolamon & epicormic shoot
boonery - rosewood - sap
A bulbous base burl
G embedded vine & old sap
emu apple/ guri/ Owenia acidula sap BC
dying leoparwood sap BC
Blackbox sap
gnarly old fella in Priest
healthy leopardwood sap
A Ring tree sap waterfall
RT axcut burl on closing scar
RT massive low burl
RT battle of the burls
RT axcut wound burl
RT big mid tree burl
RT big burls-deliberate or disease?
RT big old axcut burls
RT gnarly old bimblebox scar
RT 3 bald burls close veiw
G gnarly old coolabah
NB Falling in love....
RT welcome to scarland
BH gnarly old bugga back view
BH gnarly old bugga front view
BH wooden cave
BH fireplace with low burl
Colane/Guri/Emu apple sap
G small burl coolamon
G burl coolamon revisit
G broken old burl
G gnarly old bugga
long low axtrax burl
G warts & all fireplace
G battered old coolabah
G spot burn burl
G bumps & burls & cuts
gnarly old fireplace scar S
bumps & burls & epi shoot
who does this look like ? G
RT boxtree burl & toupee
saddle burl in Telinebone
A boil type burl
FW blown out base burl
sap and lichen far
bleeding bimblebox ...
GGS insect burl
A - still alive but only just
A old coolabah flaps
A coolibah scars & burls
Leopardwood knot Goorie
gnarly based scartree in Pocket
A pot bellied old coolabah
A gnarly old burn scar
G cracked burl
G coolabah pocket
G burly old fella
CS very gnarly old coolabah
T axcut burl
huge leopardwood burl P
mid tree burls
big fat coolabah burl
leopardwood sap close
L unusual detached coolabah burl
CS burls & scars on big old coolabah
RT saddle burl
RT cyclops
FW big burly fella
Bingo wing burls
black wattle sap along the Ginghet
KW big base burl - CMT
branch burl in walllangilla
BR redgum burl
Christine Dugan with the big burly fella in Tungra
v.old gnarly split box with big bumble guest
blown out base burl tri trunked box tree
coolamon burl Cumborah
wood burl pot plant
big base burl in Warrambool channel
massive branch burl TB
“’O Sole Mio”
leopardwood sap
black box sap
FW axcut burl
BH old vine knot
Black box (Eucalyptus largiflorens) sap
big old burl based manipulated box tree at camp
Bimblebox ringtree leaking sap
cypress pine sap
big broken burl in the sandhills
more recent burl
older type burl
gnarled up old rosewood at Warrambool camp
fading old wood burls
redgum guest in box tree burl
Belah tree burl
gnarly old fireplace scar in Ration
WV magnificent old gnarly box tree
huge base burl on big old box tree TB
gnarled branch stub with vertical regrowth - cultural
culturally modified branch stub requiring exceptional skill WG
high ball type burl
burls & cracks all round
axe cut burls - showing original scar dimensions
big scar related burls
big boulder type burls - cultural not natural
axe cut burl on black box Cuddie springs
another Cuddie springs burl
gnarly old black box dropping limbs
very old faceless coolamon with prominent axe burl
this big burly box is a sight to behold T
big burly box from behind - Tungra
this burl has been cut into to extract something
axe cut burl on Tungra scar
droopy burls - not natural
basketball burl - axe cut infection?
burly bum type box tree - very old T
cambium split & burls - cultural
burst burls - grub search?
gnarly old occupied scartree T
Tis the season to be sappy ...tralalala etc
leopardwood sap
beefwood sap
big bottomed burl in Tungra sandhills
gnarly rooted old fella gives up the ghost
the first colonizer - growing on a cracked old box burl base
gnarly old scarred tree T3
burls are caused by tumor growth or insects or axe cuts
they can also form due to other stressors & serve to protect the tree
these gnarly old trees are beautiful in their own way
big burl on small tree T4
this gnarly old fella is so old its hard to tell what the original scar was
gnarly old fella at Bobs camp
axe burls & collar cut knots
big dead intricate burl
base burls & faces
wood burls are their own artform
the world's oldest coolabah at Avon catchment
I was introduced to funny tree faces by Kirsten Jeffcoat
leopardwood burls
you've gotta love this old duck
old burls beginning to break up
old scar with axcut burls
big burl on a heavily manipulated boxtree
big see thru 'burst' burl
axe cut burl on coolamon
sappy leopardwood
leopardwood saddle burl oozing sap
this leopardwood tree is dying - the sap is hard & cracked
gnarly old scar tree in the moonal
scar & burl in new Priest camp
big burly bugga
love this high burled edge scarring
this old box looks like its got boils - seen before
this burled up scar looks familiar too
leopardwood burl
sun on sap
this gnarly old coolabah has been living down the Ginghet for a long long time
blackbox burls have a tendency to reshoot
burls & tree boils & just manipulated to buggery
another totally mucked up dead eucalypt. Take a walk on the wild side?
leopardwood sap - dont you love it?
leopardwood sappy burl
crusty leopardwood sap
closed scars sometimes have burls like buttons
big gnarly blown out base boxtree south of Cuddie springs
Batman & big old burly murramanaarr boxtree
dead double scars with axe cut burls
these knobs & burls were caused by a fire set up against the tree
big burl on side of closing scar TB
bald old burl - Billibingbone rd swamp
big old blackbox or coolibah burl
big burl & beautiful in its own way
these big burl base box trees are very old - Jen Silcock told me - BBB rd
I can see a dog in this box burl - possibly because Im on my 3rd glass of shiraz?
I love box tree sap - very blood like
why does the sap leak out through the bark like this?
ground burls are quite rare - not natural I suspect?
bimble box leaking sap
big high burl - Gungalman rd - not naturally occuring
this old box looks like its bleeding to death!
flat fronted wood burls
gnarls & burls & sap & wasp galls
ball bearing burl - love em
gnarly old scar in the TCS
big base burl TCS
big old boxtree burl that is the entrance to a bird's nest TCS
ball bearing type burl
knot type burl on fallen eucalypt
long dead axe cut burls G.R
honeycomb type burls Minoru
old quinine tree bark & sap
burls on a big old camp fire scar tree on the neighbour's sandslice
this is the gnarly base on a the dead triple coolamon tree
whitewood sap - this tree is under the monster coolamon
strange bark covered coolabah protuberance - unknown
axe cut burl on a budda tree
gnarly old bugga on the neighbours
unusual severed branch burl
low cultural burls - axe spread infections most likely cause.
whitewood - birraa - Atalaya hemiglauca - sap
axe cut burl - old
2 different views of the same burl with unintended result
beautiful big belah tree burl in the dead box swamp GNR
big box burl Gali gurranaa camp
beautiful big belah burl near the GNR
gnarly burly coolabah roadside Burren Junction
got nothin on the old girl at the Avon natural water catchment ...
belar burl with greenish fungi - colours of the bush ...
beefwood sap looks like smooth peanut butter
2 sides of a bumpy old box in Stud
leopardwood sap - for glue & Indig. cement & chewing on
Whitewood axe-cut burl - creating a WWW I think
coolamon & burl on dead coolabah - possibly related
adding switchbacks to this archive as well - natural or not?
honey coloured leopardwood sap
reversal of fortune - leopardwood switchback
this whitewood branch also changed its mind - or was made to, rather
this severe bending of branches must have taken extreme skill
otherwise the branch would break & die - whitewood switchbacks
another example of a whitewood 180 - sign of passing
branches were bent to let others know which way they went Im told
whole trees were adjusted in this manner - usually whitewoods
broken burl - unknown - possibly natural?
myall switchbacks to make frame for shelter
myall shelter switch backs not natural no way
pumpkin shaped burl in the GG camp
big metastasizing burl on old scartree CC camp
another lovely burl on scar - fire related I think
axe cut burls are the result of poor stone axe hygiene (joke)
here is the gorgeous big scar it belongs to - divine!
2 views of a very burly old dead coolabah in the Ginghet
gnarly old GG box burl
leopardwood sap - love it!
double whitewood switchback
sometimes it forms golden globes, other times it overflows
another whitewood 180% - mostly natural?
possum burl - cute
whitewood switchback - 2 views
burly old box - 2 views
ball bearing type burl - love this type
enormous burls on Ginghet coolabah
I think this is a join up burl where 2 coolabah trees are connected
yellow box sap ( Eucalyptus melliodora)
as ugly as the arse end of a fly blown merino & Ive seen plenty ...
from the side this tree looks reptilian - nightmare black box
axe cut burl on an old scar GNR
rosewood switchback, McDonalds
extremely gnarled scarred twisted coolabah on the big warrambool
hard to see how a tree could survive this much twisting & scarring
hard to know which archive to put this see thru box with kernel?
2 views of the inside of a box tree - beginnings of life
axe cut burl & sap trail
pine branch switchback along Gingie rd
old burls on a campfire tree down the Warrambool
switchback on a whitewood or rosewood WB
close up of switchback - man-made I think
trunk flap or burl - I dunno why or how they made these?
the lollipop ring or switchback is alive but the upper trunk has died
axe cut burl on almost closed scar - very old
big stone axe burl on old ground coolamon Wilby Wilby rd
leopardwood sap - the most photogenic of all
gnarly old guy - probably a campfire tree originally - Bokhara warrambool
stone axe burl on outside of a special whitewood window tree
leopardwood seeds & sap
burled up base of a big coolibah on the Marra ck
coolabah burl at Billybingbone bridge camp
2 views of a big burled coolabah near Marra ck
very old broken off coolabah burl at the BFC camp
another big burl at this ancient camp
2 views of scarred whitewood with switchback BBB bridge
2 views of a big gnarly scarred coolabah with huge lignotuber base BFC camp
coolabah lignotuber burl at Macquarie camp
big base burl or lignotuber BBB rd
burly box V scarred supplejack. the burl makes a 'ring' from certain angles
This Ginghet coolabah is dripping sap
& this is where it's fallen
this may be a pointer or just an old dead coolabah branch
but it pulled out easily - you can see this tree is also full of sap
lovely fallen branch burl
burly old bugga on the GNR
if you think this lignotuber is naturally occurring you havent been out bush much
burly old broken coolabah coolamon
if this tree was near a main road all these burls would be cut off by now

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