Sugar gums have a reputation as risky branch-droppers but they're important to bees, parrots and possums
The name "sugar gum" arises from its apparently sweet leaves, but benefit from my experience ... gums only as risky trees ...
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Australia fires: Have gum trees made the bushfires worse?
Strips of bark that hang off the trunk and the branches can ignite and carry ... mostly through spotting," says Dr Cawson. Some gum tree leaves contain oil that can also ignite easily and burn ...