Family Index

Scientific Name

Eucalyptus barberi

Family Name

MYRTACEAE

Common Name

Barber's Gum

Status

Rare

Height

1.0m - 8.0m (100-800cm)

Flowers

7-flowered "umbels"

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Shrubby mallee or sometimes a small tree.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Scrub

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Forms small stands in well-drained rocky situations in the east of the State. Confined to shallow soils on dolerite rock outcrops.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Rocky

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

An informal and ornamental small Eucalypt for the smaller garden, easily kept small by minimal tip pruning. Graceful and very hardy. Being a mallee type tree it makes an excellent low windbreak. 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

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

> 10 yrs*

Viable Seeds Per Gram

250

Seed Treatment Notes

Germinates readily. *Dry stored in refrigerator at 3-5oC.

Germination Time

6days - 3weeks

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.

Cutting Notes

Impracticable.