Eucalyptus platypus (Moort)
Eucalyptus platypus (Moort)
It is named Eucalyptus platypus because the flower stem and buds resemble the foot and claws of this Australian Native animal.
Eucalyptus platypus (Moort)
It is named Eucalyptus platypus because the flower stem and buds resemble the foot and claws of this Australian Native animal.
Eucalyptus Platypus is found over near Esperance in WA. Small number have been planted on road sides and for wind breaks south of Adelaide near Aldinga and Sellicks Beach. Are there any known areas with large plantations of Eucalyptus Platypus on the Fleurieu Peninsula where a beekeeper could work a number of colonies of bees on it during its flowering season. The trees that I have observed flowering on the sides of roads are loaded with flowers and thick with bees. The bees just love it and it looks to me to be an excellent honey producer.