EUCALYPTUS
The genus Eucalyptus is one of the best known of Australian plants.
It comprises of over 600 species from Australia and New Guinea and represented are some of the best Hardwood timbers in the world as well as some great ornamentals,shade,shelter and utility trees.
The species represented here are from The Southern highlands of N.S.W. Australia which has a very diverse range of soil type,climate and habitat.
Temperature ranges between -15deg C to +42deg C and rainfall between 24" to 50" p.a.
| Species | Common Name | Uses | Comment |
| agglomerata | Blue Leaf stringybark | Mill Timber,Posts,Firewood | Poor Skeletal Soils of Hilltops |
| aggregata | Black Gum | Shade,Shelter,Honey | Frosty Creek Flats,Saline Areas |
| amplifolia | Cabbage Gum | Firewood,Ornamental | Frosty Flats,Woodland,Saline Areas |
| blakelyi | Blakely's Redgum | Firewood,Habitat,Fencing | woodland |
| bosistoana | Coast Grey Box | Posts,Poles,Firewood | Poor Clay Soils.Very Hardy.Very Large Tree |
| bridgesiana | Apple Box | Shade,Habitat | Poor To Fertile Soils |
| cinerea | Argyle Apple | Attractive Ornamental With Blue/GreenOrbicular Leaves | Heavy Clay Soils |
| cypellocarpa | Monkey Gum | Fencing,Construction | Wide Range of Soils/ Usually Montane |
| consideniana | Yertchuk | Fencing ,Firewood | Poorly Drained Sandy Soils |
| dalrympleana | Mountain Gum | joinery | Tall Forests |
| dealbata | Tumble -Down Redgum | firewood | Stony Hills |
| dives | Broad Leaf Peppermint | Leaf Oils Cineole and Piperitone | Widely Varied Habitats |
| elata | River peppermint | Joinery, | Along Creeks or Tall Open Forest |
| eugenioides | Thin Leaf Stringybark | Fencing ,Firewood,Mill Timber | Moderately Fertile Soils |
| fastigata | Brown Barrel | Mill Timber | Better Quality Loams |
| globoidea | White Stringybark | Posts,Poles,Firewood,Honey | Loams and Clay Soils With some Shelter |
| globulus | Blue Gum | General Construction,Ornamental | Most Soil Types with Adequate Moisture |
| goniocalyx | Long Leaf Box | Habitat | Woodland |
| gregsoniana | Wolgan Snow Gum | Low Windbreaks,Ornamental (Mallee Form of Snow Gum) | Skeletal Loams |
| gummifera | Red Bloodwood | Poles,Sleepers,Mine Props | Various Sites |
| kartsoffiana | Araluen Gum | Timber Quality Not Known,Attractive Blue/Green Foliage | Fast Growing in Heavy Loams with some Shelter |
| macarthurii | Paddy's River Box | Fast Growing Shelter Tree | Prefers Moderately Fertile Clay/Loams(Does Not Like Saline Areas |
| macrorhyncha | Red Stringybark | Firewood,Honey | Clay Soils |
| mannifera | Snappy Gum | Firewood,Honey,Ornamental | Fast Growing,Hardy,Poor Soils and Exposed Areas |
| melliodora | Yellow Box | Firewood,Posts,Poles,Honey | Heavy/Sandy Alluvials and Loams |
| moorei | Narrow Leaf Sally | Ornamental,Other ? | Mallee Form related to E.stellulata |
| muellerana | Yellow Sringybark | Posts, Poles,Sleepers,Firewood | Tall Open Forests |
| nortonii | Long Leaf Box | Not Known | Colder areas than E.goniocalyx |
| ovata | SwampGum | Important Habitat Tree of mostly Poorly Drained Areas | Mostly Creek Flats |
| paniculata | Grey Iron Bark | Turning,heavy Construction | Poor Well Drained Sites as well as Moderately Fertile Loams |
| parvula(parvifolia) | Small Leafed Gum | Very Attractive Ornamental With Small Green Leaves | Rare and Endemic Sub Alpine Creek Flats |
| pauciflora | Snowgum | Shelter for Creekbanks and Cold Areas | Frosty areas to Alpine Habitat |
| piperita var.urceolaris | Sydney peppermint | Not Known (Bird/Possum Habitat ?) | Sandy Soils |
| polyanthemos | RedBox | Posts,Firewood,Honey | Poor Stony Clays To Moderately Fertile Loams |
| punctata | Grey gum | Hard Heavy durable Timber | Moderately Fertile to Poor Soils |
| radiata | Narrow Leaf Peppermint | Fencing,Construction | Varied Soil Types |
| rossii | Scribbly Gum | Firewood,Habitat | Poor Skeletal Hilltops |
| rubida | Candlebark | Firewood,Habitat | Heavy Clay Soils,Frosty Areas |
| sieberi | Silver Top Ash | Firewood,Pulp,Durable Out Of The Ground | Prefers Poorer Soils |
| smithii | Gully Gum | As Per viminalis | Modrately Fertile |
| stellulata | Black Sally | Habitat,Creek Bank Protection | Mostly Loams.Frosty to Alpine Areas |
| stricta | Blue Mountains Mallee | Ornamental | Sandstones |
| tereticornis | Forest Red Gum | Posts,Poles,Heavy Engineering Koala Habitat | Moderately Fertile Soils |
| viminalis | Ribbon/Manna Gum | Ornamental,Koala Habitat,Framing,Flooring,Joinery | Alluvial Loams to Fertile Pastures |
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