Betula pendula scales. The foliage is a pale to medium green and turns yellow early in the autumn before the leaves fall. In mid-summer, the female catkins mature and the male catkins expand and release pollen, and wind pollination takes place. The small 1 to 2 mm winged seeds ripen in late summer on pendulous, cylindrical catkins long and broad. The seeds are very numerous and are separated by scales, and when ripe, the whole catkin disintegrates and the seeds are spread widely by the wind. Silver birch can easily be confused with the similar downy birch ("Betula pubescens"). Yet, downy birch
Eucalyptus redunca Eucalyptus redunca Eucalyptus redunca, commonly known as black marlock, black-barked marlock, wandoo or myrtan, is a tree species in the genus "Eucalyptus" that is native to Western Australia. "E. redunca" produces a tannin of the condensed type. The mallee tree typically grows to a height of but can reach as high as . It has smooth bark and a lignotuber. It blooms between July and November producing yellow flowers. The bark is smooth and a light light brown colour that becomes grey or dark grey brown and peels off in ribbons. The tree has a well-rounded canopy and is one