About the Guide

The ACE Guide to Eucalypts Melbourne is a pocket field guide to Melbourne's eucalypt species — practical, beautiful, and built to be used in the bush.

It covers the eucalypts of the Melbourne region, identified by bark, fruit, bud, and leaf — a method that works year-round, without waiting for flowering. High-resolution photography shows diagnostic details and variation between and within species. You will get to know Melbourne's eucalypts through the photos and accompanying identification notes, ecosystem and classification information, Indigenous knowledge and more.

The Melbourne edition covers 36 species — 32 indigenous and 4 introduced — across greater Melbourne.

The Authors

Vicky Shukuroglou

Author, Photographer, Artist & Educator

Vicky's work brings together intimate observation, ecological understanding, and deep cultural engagement. In collaboration with Indigenous communities across Australia, she co-authored Loving Country: A Guide to Sacred Australia with Bruce Pascoe (2020). She also created all the photographs for the book, which maps the deep cultural significance of Country as shared by Indigenous Elders and communities. Loving Country was voted one of Booktopia's Best Beautiful Books of 2020 and shortlisted for the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA).

For the ACE Guide to Eucalypts Melbourne, Vicky worked closely with Rod Fensham on the text, jointly developing and refining the content to add depth and clarity. She also created all the photographs of fruit, buds, bark, adult and juvenile leaves, capturing the distinct character of each species.

Roderick Fensham

Ecologist, University of Queensland & Queensland Herbarium

Professor Rod Fensham is an ecologist at the University of Queensland with extensive research experience in Australian flora and vegetation. He formed the Fellowship of the Spring, an international consortium focused on understanding dryland springs and securing their long-term preservation.

During the pandemic of 2020, Rod took the time to become more familiar with the trees and public parks around his home in Brisbane. The Brisbane edition of the ACE Guide to Eucalypts was a product of those walks.

The Dahl Fellowship

The Melbourne guide was supported by a Dahl Fellowship from Eucalypt Australia, contributing to research and education about Australia's iconic eucalypt heritage.

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