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Scientific Name
Eucalyptus viminalis
Family Name
MYRTACEAE
Common Name
White Gum
Status
Height
70.0m (7000cm)
Flowers
Umbels of 3 flowers, white. Does not always flower prolifically.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Tall tree
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Grows on moist, well-drained alluvial soils near watercourses,but also grows on drier sites at higher altitudes. Tolerates snow and some flooding. Drought tolerance depends on provenance.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Rocky; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Timber is used for building framing, flooring, panelling, joinery and pulp for container boad. Provides good high-level shelter (up to 50m) and shade in mixed species windbreaks. Good for second line planting in coastal conditions. Useful in controlling underground seepage and stabilising landslip areas. Attractive to honeyeaters and habitat for the endangered forty spotted pardalote. Old trees develop hollows used by birds and mammals. Useful for fuel but fast burning. Koori (mainland) use:'Manna" pellets were gathered from ground and eaten as a mild laxative. Timber used to make shields and containers for water hollowed from burls. Leaves laid on fire to smoke out fever. Bark and leaves moistened and used on sore eyes. Leaves taken internally for diarhoea. Info. re. propagation also apples to E.viminalis ssp.viminalis. 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
Collect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed. heavy seed crop every 2-3 years
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
10 years @ 4oC
Viable Seeds Per Gram
349
Seed Treatment Notes
Germinates best at 27oC. 6-8 weeks to pricking out.
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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