Dwarf Apple gum recovering from fire

Angophora hispida, photographed in the Dharawal National Park, New South Wales, Australia. This small tree is starting to recover from a fire by putting out epicormic shoots (shoots that grow from previously dormant buds on the trunk). The bright red/orange/purple colours in the new leaves are due to anthocyanin, a pigment that protects the leaves from insect predation and from sun damage.

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