Eucalypt trees grow all over Australia and come in all shapes and sizes. One of the toughest and most amazing of these is the Snowgum, which grows on the higher areas of the Australian Alps up to the treeline. At lower altitudes these trees can be tall with straight trunks, but at the highest altitudes the trees are smaller and are usually twisted into fantastic shapes by the wind and elements. The bark can be very colourful, especially after rain, and in winter the trees can be covered in large amounts of snow and ice. Click on the thumbnails to see larger images of snowgums I have seen on walking and skiing trips in the mountains:

	Snowgum near Guthega Trig.		Snowgum on the slopes of Mt Perisher.
	Snowgum on the summit of Tantangara Mountain.		Snowgum near Kellys Hut. Bogong High Plains.
	Snowgum near Mt Selwyn.		Snowgum near Whites River Hut.
	Snowgum near Blue Cow resort.		Snowgum on the Perisher nordic trails.
	Dead snowgum on the slopes of Tantangara Mountain.		Snowgum on the summit of Tabletop Mountain.
	Snowgum on the summit road near Charlotte Pass.		Snowgum between Blue Cow and Perisher.
	Snowgum on the top of Tantangara Mountain.		Snowgum at Wallaces Hut.
	Snowgum near The Porcupine.		Snowgum at Three Mile Dam.
	Icicles on snowgums at Falls Creek.		Rime covered snowgum near Mt McKay.
	Snowgum at Charlotte Pass.		Snowgum at Charlotte Pass.

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