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Originally Posted by odinthor
Hmmmmm, e_r . . . though admittedly it does seem rather squarish and flat, I'm seeing quite a few Eucalyptus trees in the park, and they grow fast and (some species) big. I vote for the lad's tree being a big, happy, stout Eucalyptus . . . unless it's a rather tall plinth for some statue or sculpture: There seems to be something similar off to the right (sunlight beaming upon it) in the image detail.
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The size of these trees makes me ask if this is really a 1880s/1890s scene. Eucalypts grow fast, but not that fast. Maybe early 1900s? 1900-1910?