Flame tree, Moreton Bay fig and ghost gum remain among top 10
Take a stand and vote for your favourite in the final round
Ten trees are left in the search to find Australia’s favourite tree
Winning tree to be crowned on Friday
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- See the Top 10 list and the trees that didn’t make the cut
- Quotes from tree experts for media use
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Australia’s top 10 trees have come in all shapes and sizes, from the slender mountain ash to the bulgy boab. They are found in a range of environments, from the river red gum of the inland waterways to the snow gum of the high country.
Across the nation, over 80,000 votes have been cast, as Australians picked their most loved native species in the second round of voting, awarding the top 10 most loved trees, including:
- golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha), which adorns Australia’s coat of arms and is currently in bloom
- Moreton Bay fig (Ficus macrophylla), a mid-east coast native only pollinated by fig wasps
- river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), which provides shade along inland waterways like the Murray-Darling catchment
