Download River Red Gum - City of Boroondara

River Red Gum
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Form
A large, open, spreading tree with smooth bark. It grows to a
height of 12 - 50m. It has dull, narrow lance-shaped leaves
25cm x 20 mm in size. Certain forms are being planted to
combat salinity in inland soil.
Flowering
The River Red Gum has an abundance of white flowers from
October to January. It has long stalked buds in clusters of 7 11.
Seeds
Smooth, cube-shaped yellow-brown seeds which usually
mature during the summer months, about a year after
flowering.
Shade tolerance
Full sun.
Garden Use
The River Red Gum is excellent in parklands but are probably
too large for most suburban gardens.
Local Distribution
River Red Gums once spread across the majority of
Boroondara. Now, they are found along the Yarra and local
creeks and in a few isolated sites like Cato & Belmont Parks.
Ecological Vegetation Class
Grassy Woodlands, Floodplain Riparian Woodland and
Escarpment Shrubland.
Vegetation benefits
River Red Gums are an important food and habitat resource
with older trees providing vital hollows for nesting. River Red
Gums provided the Wurundjeri people with bark for canoes
and shields and gum for treatment of burns. Its water
resistant properties have lead to it being used for wharves
and railway sleepers. (Hawthorn Historical Society)
For further information, please contact the Parks & Gardens
Department.
Phone: 9278 4595
Email: [email protected]
Photo graciously provided by:
Designed by:
J McMurtrie & P Birch, City of Boroondara
N Dimsey, City of Boroondara