Archive for the 'Eucalypts' Category

I found this tree flowering in my fence line planting and as a street tree in one of the smaller nearby towns. Eucalyptus kingsmillii is a Western Australian species which is mallee shrub or small tree 4-8m tall by 3-6m wide. We had Mistletoe birds nesting in one of the trees in the windbreak. It [...]

We think that this tree is Eucalyptus ficifolia crossed with Eucalyptus pachyphylla. The name probably should be Corymbia ficifolia hybrid but I cannot get used to calling Eucalypts by any other name.) This tree is obviously drought and frost hardy here and grows in alkaline soil, which breaks all the rules if the books are [...]

As the flowers continue to open on the Western Australian Flowering Gums (Eucalyptus ficifolia) I am taking photos of the different colour forms in the town. The correct name for this species is now Corymbia ficifolia. These are hardy trees to survive here with the hot dry summers, winter frostd and limestone soils on most [...]

Around town the many coloured forms of Eucalyptus ficifolia are coming into full bloom. This is a spectacular plant in flower. Amazingly it grows very well here although probably not as large as it would be in better conditions. Some plants show some yellowing due to the lime in the soil but many seem to [...]

As we drove in to the Retirement Village last week I saw this lovely mallee growing on the curb. When I got out of the car to take a photo, I realised that it was one of the colour forms of Eucalyptus calycogona, a very hardy small tree which often has a mallee form. The [...]