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Eucalyptus saligna is a tree with a straight trunk that typically grows to a height of 30–55 m (98–180 ft), rarely to 65 m (213 ft), a dbh of 2–2.5 m (6 ft 7 in – 8 ft 2 in), and forms a lignotuber. The trunk has smooth pale grey or white bark with 1–4 m (3 ft 3 in – 13 ft 1 in) of rough brownish bark at the base.
Eucalyptus globulus (blue gum) Houwhoek Inn Tree Large tree planted in the mid-19th century at the oldest hotel in the country. (1850 [7]) Height: 27 m Crown size: 26.8 m 250 Off the N2 road, Grabouw, Western Cape 81 Eucalyptus saligna (saligna gum) Merensky Lane Scenic lane of trees planted by Hans Merensky on the Westfalia Estate in the 1930s.
Eucalyptus plantations in California have been criticised, because they compete with native plants and typically do not support native animals. Eucalyptus has historically been planted to replace California's coast live oak population, and the new Eucalyptus is not as hospitable to native flora and fauna as the oaks.
Sydney blue gum (Eucalyptus saligna) 81.5 267 Flowering plant Woodbush State Forest, Limpopo, South Africa. The world's tallest planted tree. Southern Africa (non native), but endemic to eastern Australia) [41] [42] Grand fir (Abies grandis) 81.4 267 Conifer Glacier Peak Wilderness, Washington, United States. Western North America [43] [24 ...
Eucalyptus abdita Brooker & Hopper Eucalyptus absita Grayling & Brooker – Badgingarra box Eucalyptus acaciiformis H.Deane & Maiden – wattle-leaved peppermint Eucalyptus accedens W.Fitzg. – powderbark wandoo Eucalyptus acies Brooker – Woolburnup mallee Eucalyptus acmenoides Schauer in W.G.Walpers – white mahogany Eucalyptus acroleuca L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill – Lakefield coolibah ...
Eucalyptus grandis, commonly known as the flooded gum or rose gum, [2] is a tall tree with smooth bark, rough at the base fibrous or flaky, grey to grey-brown. At maturity, it reaches 50 metres (160 feet) tall, though the largest specimens can exceed 80 metres (260 feet) tall.
Eucalyptus regnans, known variously as mountain ash (in Victoria), giant ash or swamp gum (in Tasmania), or stringy gum, [3] is a species of very tall forest tree that is native to the Australia states of Tasmania and Victoria. It is a straight-trunked tree with smooth grey bark, but with a stocking of rough brown bark at the base, glossy green ...
A number of species, most notably Acacia mangium (hickory wattle), A. mearnsii (black wattle) and A. saligna (coojong), are economically important and are widely planted globally for wood products, tannin, firewood and fodder. [22] A. melanoxylon (blackwood) and A. aneura (mulga) supply some of the most attractive timbers in the genus.