I made this thread, to avoid sending the "Home Photos!" thread off-topic. :P
I looked at the pic of the tree, and I've seen that kind of tree before(or some that looked similar), but I became confused.
This link explains the confusion(I think). :-\
Gumtrees (http://www.bartleby.com/65/gu/gumtree.html)
Also, here's what a Black Gumtree looks like.
(http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/tree/Photos/BlackGum.jpg)
A Sweetgum
(http://www.bathtownship.org/images/sweet%20gum.jpg)
and a eucalyptus
(http://www.labspec.co.za/GIF/trees/eucalyptus.gif)
I used Google to find the images(that sweetgum looks odd to me).
P.S. If I'm wrong, would someone PLEASE explain it?
Eh, maybe you missed the underlined part of the definition:
Quotename for the eucalyptus (see myrtle) in Australia and for several other trees
So they're not all necessarily eucalyptus, and don't all look the same :S
I noticed. I was just using their examples, to show that a "gum tree", isn't actually one type of tree. :)
I'm guessing it depends on what region of the world you live in. :-\
Maybe "gum tree" is just used all over for some trees with a similar quality :S
And darn you for getting me to post about gum trees :P
"Gum Tree" is Aussie 'SLANG' for eucalyptus trees...
Where as Sweet Gum and Black Gumtree are unrelated, just a coincidence that our slang is the same as their 'real' names.
;)
If you've ever visited Australia, you will know that almost every bloody tree here is a eucalypt. ::)
We have "slang" for trees here also, but they're less confusing(and less known).
example=tickle-tongue tree
reason for the name= bark has a numbing effect
"reason for the name= bark has a numbing effect"
Hmm, when I went to the Lost Gardens of Heligan there was a tree that was literally nicknamed "The Headache Tree." It was a very rare and old specimen (I am uncertain about the species) but it literally gives you a severe headache if you sniff the leaves (they tried to get a tree surgeon to trim it recently and he had to go home after suffering a migraine and becoming violently ill!) Sorry if that was a little off-topic, I just felt like posting a useless fact and I know naught about gum trees! ;D
It's not off-topic, I changed the title of the page to "trees". :D
Never thought there was a tree, that could cause a headache just by smelling it though. :-\
omg we have a tree thread :suffer:
Quote from: Louisiana Night on September 28, 2004, 11:51:00 AM
It's not off-topic, I changed the title of the page to "trees". :D
Never thought there was a tree, that could cause a headache just by smelling it though. :-\
Yup! Seen it myself! (They won't let you go near it though because of that!) ;D