Thread by @jwwhale, Today marks the completion of my 15-month long experiment growing #RedGum eucalypts [...]

Today marks the completion of my 15-month long experiment growing #RedGum eucalypts under contrasting water regimes in the hope to determine inter- and intra-species (GxE) responses. Thanks to @westsyduhie for allowing me to finish in the current climate: celebratory photo thread

1. Propagation

2. Baby growth

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3. Next shoe size up

4. The Polytunnel set up

5. Two very naïve PhD students not realising what they’re getting themselves in to

6. Arrival of materials

7. Potting day

8. Moving day

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9. Bedding in

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10. Final set ups

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11. First measurements

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12. Getting bigger

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13. Disaster strikes

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14. Disaster averted

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15. Pre-harvest measurements

16. Harvest : The First Chop

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17. The Harvest

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18. The Harvest

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