Silvertop ash tree recovering from fire

This tree (Silvertop ash, Eucalyptus piperita) 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.

Photographed in the Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia.