On 08/21/2015 1:23 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 23:32:51 -0500
wrote:

Sure, that can explain the trunk; doesn't explain the smooth bark vis
a vis all the other sample shots of the species...

you are entering into an area of study that is interesting
i think the technical word used in biology is morphology

in common terms it is the study of the different forms of a given species

the environment plays a big part in what form a species can take
like middle of the forest versus the forest edge
northern edge versus southern edge
windy versus calm
and so on and so on

i would expect rougher bark on trees that receive more sunlight on the
trunk then a tree that gets very little sunlight

All true to greater/lesser degree, but oaks look like oaks, sycamores
like sycamores and the differences within aren't enough to confuse one
with another no matter where they happen to live...

I'm seeing stuff that ain't close and unless there's a seasonal change
that does in fact slough off or the like, I'm thinking these are likely
not the same as what I've found photos of...then again, I have no direct
knowledge of anything down under but I have a pretty good knowledge and
ability to identify NA species used for lumber having spent a fair
amount of time over 50 yr or so observing same and reading, studying...

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