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Australian silver oak Our Australian silver oak is one of the most popular ornamental native trees here. Also commonly called silky oak or silk oak.<br /> <br /> Native to the eastern coast here in Australia, Grevillea robusta is a tree that can grow to 40 m in height. It has dark grey, furrowed bark, green fern-like foliage and stunning yellow-orange flowers. The flowers are arranged in one-sided, &#039;toothbrush-like&#039; groups, 12&ndash;15 cm in length. Flowering occurs September to November.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103891/australian_silver_oak.html" title="Australian silver oak"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3314/103891_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1678320010&Signature=XPsoOJHdwLMwEMFhfYREZLz6zFk%3D" width="140" height="152" alt="Australian silver oak Unfortunately, I had to crop a lot of this magnificent tree due to my file being over 15MB. <br /> <br /> Our Australian silver oak is one of the most popular ornamental native trees here. Also commonly called silky oak or silk oak. <br /> <br /> Native to the eastern coast here in Australia, Grevillea robusta is a tree that can grow to 40 m in height. It has dark grey, furrowed bark, green fern-like foliage and stunning yellow-orange flowers. The flowers are arranged in one-sided, &#039;toothbrush-like&#039; groups, 12&ndash;15 cm in length. Flowering occurs September to November. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103929/australian_silver_oak.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104575/australian_silver_oak_trunk_detail.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/109350/australian_silver_oak.html Australia,Australian silky oak,Flora,Geotagged,Grevillea robusta,Proteaceae,Proteales,Silky oak,Spring,Tree,botany,new south wales,silk oak,silky oak,yellow flowers" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104575/australian_silver_oak_trunk_detail.html" title="Australian silver oak trunk detail"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3314/104575_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1678320010&Signature=QtI%2BLrhS2lFIuW2pgRCDSdml8Tc%3D" width="200" height="192" alt="Australian silver oak trunk detail Our Australian silver oak is one of the most popular ornamental native trees here. Also commonly called silky oak or silk oak.<br /> <br /> Native to the eastern coast here in Australia, Grevillea robusta is a tree that can grow to 40 m in height. It has dark grey, furrowed bark, green fern-like foliage and stunning yellow-orange flowers. The flowers are arranged in one-sided, &#039;toothbrush-like&#039; groups, 12&ndash;15 cm in length. Flowering occurs September to November.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103929/australian_silver_oak.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103891/australian_silver_oak.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/109350/australian_silver_oak.html Australia,Australian silky oak,Flora,Geotagged,Grevillea robusta,Proteaceae,Proteales,Silky Oak,Silky oak,Spring,Tree,botany,new south wales,silk oak,spring" /></a></figure> Australia,Australian silky oak,Geotagged,Grevillea robusta,Proteaceae,Proteales,Silky oak,Spring,botany,flora,new south wales,silk oak,tree,yellow flowers Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Australian silver oak

Our Australian silver oak is one of the most popular ornamental native trees here. Also commonly called silky oak or silk oak.

Native to the eastern coast here in Australia, Grevillea robusta is a tree that can grow to 40 m in height. It has dark grey, furrowed bark, green fern-like foliage and stunning yellow-orange flowers. The flowers are arranged in one-sided, 'toothbrush-like' groups, 12–15 cm in length. Flowering occurs September to November.

Australian silver oak Unfortunately, I had to crop a lot of this magnificent tree due to my file being over 15MB. <br /> <br /> Our Australian silver oak is one of the most popular ornamental native trees here. Also commonly called silky oak or silk oak. <br /> <br /> Native to the eastern coast here in Australia, Grevillea robusta is a tree that can grow to 40 m in height. It has dark grey, furrowed bark, green fern-like foliage and stunning yellow-orange flowers. The flowers are arranged in one-sided, 'toothbrush-like' groups, 12–15 cm in length. Flowering occurs September to November. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103929/australian_silver_oak.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104575/australian_silver_oak_trunk_detail.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/109350/australian_silver_oak.html Australia,Australian silky oak,Flora,Geotagged,Grevillea robusta,Proteaceae,Proteales,Silky oak,Spring,Tree,botany,new south wales,silk oak,silky oak,yellow flowers


Australian silver oak trunk detail Our Australian silver oak is one of the most popular ornamental native trees here. Also commonly called silky oak or silk oak.<br /> <br /> Native to the eastern coast here in Australia, Grevillea robusta is a tree that can grow to 40 m in height. It has dark grey, furrowed bark, green fern-like foliage and stunning yellow-orange flowers. The flowers are arranged in one-sided, 'toothbrush-like' groups, 12–15 cm in length. Flowering occurs September to November.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103929/australian_silver_oak.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/103891/australian_silver_oak.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/109350/australian_silver_oak.html Australia,Australian silky oak,Flora,Geotagged,Grevillea robusta,Proteaceae,Proteales,Silky Oak,Silky oak,Spring,Tree,botany,new south wales,silk oak,spring

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    Beautiful colours! Posted one year ago
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    I’ve seen this in our local area! Great that you have identified it as I have been curious about it! Posted one year ago

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The Silky oak

''Grevillea robusta'', commonly known as the southern silky oak, silk oak or silky oak, silver oak or Australian silver oak, is a flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. It is a tree, the largest species in its genus but is not closely related to the true oaks, ''Quercus''. It is a native of eastern coastal Australia, growing in riverine, subtropical and dry rainforest environments.

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Similar species: Proteales
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Feb 20, 2021. Captured Oct 13, 2020 09:09 in 153 Morgan St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/7.1
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO250
  • 105mm