At GZ you will find the onlly Mature River Red Gum in the ACT. ACT Parks Ranger Peter Ormay organised the enclosure around this mature River Red Gum (Eucalyptus Camaldulensis). Seedlings from this tree are now planted along the Murrumbidgeee River Corridor.
Eucalyptus camaldulensis, commonly known as the river red gum, is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to Australia. It is a tree with smooth white or cream-coloured bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white flowers and hemispherical fruit with the valves extending beyond the rim. A familiar and iconic tree, it is seen along many watercourses across inland Australia, providing shade in the extreme temperatures of central Australia and elsewhere.
Peter Ormay was a Chippy and he was also an Ecologist in Antarctica. He was a valuued member of the Friends of Aranda Bushland and a Co-author of the ACT National Parks Association's Book Native Trees of the ACT.
A Quiet Acheiver
