VINTAGE EUCALYPTUS TREES ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING BY RELINE PRETORIUS LARGE 70CM W 60CM H

A TYPICAL SOUTH AFRICAN RURAL FARMING LANDSCAPE SCENE WITH A DIRT ROAD WINDING BETWEEN SOME LARGE OLD EUCALYPTUS TREES.

EUCALYPTUS (BLOEKOMBOOM) TREES WERE A FAVOURITE TREE TO PLANT BY AFRIKANER SETTLERS IN THE 18^TH AND 19^TH CENTURY AND CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER SOUTH AFRICA.

IT IS CALLED A WONDER TREE FOR ITS MEDICINAL VALUE BY SOME AND THE WIDOW MAKER BY OTHERS BECAUSE IT TENDS TO COLLAPSE WITHOUT WARNING. THEY LOVE WATER SO MUCH AND HENCE THEY HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA.
 
ITS A VINTAGE ORIGINAL SIGNED "RELINE PRETORIUS" OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING.
 
BEAUTIFUL OLD FRAME WITH HANGING CORD AT BACK.
 
ORIGINAL: IT IS 100 PERCENT ORIGINAL. SEE PHOTOS PLEASE.

SIZE WITH FRAME:  70,5CM WIDE 60CM HIGH
SIZE PAINTING: 59,5CM WIDE 49,5CM HIGH

Condition: PAINTING AND FRAME IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
EUCALYPTUS TREES:
Eucalyptus tree is known as ONE OF THE TALLEST PLANTS ON THE PLANET. 
Eucalyptus trees can also LIVE A LONG TIME, with most species able to survive 250 years in the wild. 
There's no other tree species in the world that can produce timber, paper, essential oil and even honey!
They are also some of the hardiest trees on the planet, able to biologically adapt to drought conditions, pest infestations, and regrow after fire. THEY GROW SUPER FAST and can reach early maturity just ten years after planting.
SOME CONSIDER THE EUCALYPTUS A WONDER TREE FOR ITS BEAUTY AND MEDICINAL VALUE, WHILE OTHERS CALL IT THE WIDOW MAKER BECAUSE OF ITS TENDENCY TO DROP BRANCHES IN THE SUMMER OR SIMPLY COLLAPSE WITHOUT WARNING.
ONE COMMONLY KNOWN FACT IS THAT EUCALYPTUS PLANTS ARE NATIVE TO AUSTRALIA.
EUCALYPTUS TREES CAN HELP PREVENT MALARIA
Its no secret that eucalyptus trees love water. They thrive in marshy and flooded areas.Thats why theyre sometimes planted in areas with high malaria rates. And what do we know about mosquitoes? They love standing water. From swamps to puddles in the backyard, mosquitoes need stagnant water to breed. In areas of the world with high populations of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, eucalyptus trees are sometimes planted. Not only do they reduce the amount of stagnant water, their secret weapon, cineole, but they help also reduce mosquito populations.
 

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