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Scientific Name
Eucalyptus regnans
Family Name
MYRTACEAE
Common Name
Swamp Gum , Stringy Gum
Status
Height
100.0m (10000cm)
Flowers
Often 2 umbels together in an axil, each with 7-16 flowers.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Tree with a shaft-like trunk which, in mature tees, is buttressed at the base.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar
Communities
Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Found on well-drained sites with moderate ferility and high rainfall, usually in sheltered valleys in the south and central plateau but not on the west coast.
Site Tolerance
Moist
Frost Tolerance
Tender
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Well-drained
General Notes
Fast growing. The tallest known flowering plant in the world. An important source of timber marketed as 'Tasmanian Oak'; also used extensively as a raw material for newsprint pulp. Also suitable for firewood. Will not coppice after damage by fire or after felling. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Capsules, wiith relatively thin walls and usuallly 3 small valves. collect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed.produces a heavy seed crop every 4 years
Seed Treatment Method
Cold
Seed Storage Life
10 years at 4oC
Viable Seeds Per Gram
181
Seed Treatment Notes
6-8 weeks to pricking out. Will germinate best after stratification at 3-5oC for 4 weeks. Although not as sucessful as stratification, treatment of seed with gibberallic acid or a 15 per cent solution of potassium nitrate for 48 hours can overcome the need for cold storage.
Germination Time
2-4 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
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