Bark peeling off a Gum tree. iSimangaliso Wetland park, St. Lucia, Kwazulu Natal

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Gum tree or Eucalyptus is a very popular domestic crop for wood products due to its rapid growth. The cons of having this rapid growth is that it sucks the moisture from the soil. Leaving the soil in poor quality

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Size: 5020px × 3340px
Location: Pair of Citrus Swallowtails on resting on a branch, photographed using selective focusing. iSimangal
Photo credit: © Emil von Maltitz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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