Eucalyptus Viminalis

Price:

$110.00 (including GST)

Common Name:

RIBBON GUM

PLEASE NOTE: Orders are by full tray only. Each tray contains 40 plants. When ordering, please choose how many trays you would like.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

Fast growing, tall upright tree to 50m high (usually 30m), with narrow glossy green leaves.
Flowing white, January to May (mainly Feb-Mar). Not prolific.
Light pink or pale yellow, straight-grained and moderately coarse-textured. Moderately strong but not durable.

WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:

Widespread, in most catchments and districts on the drier hills and slopes.

Grassy woodlands on various soils. Commonly moderately fertile soils.

Compact loams, below 800m elevation.

Tolerates frost, winter waterlogging and drought.
Catchments and districts with higher rainfall, east of the Hume Highway.
Grassy woodland or forest on fertile loamy soils.
Moist, well-drained soil.
Tolerates frost, snow and some flooding.
Drought and fire tolerance depend on provenance (locality).
Trees from lower rainfall areas more drought tolerant than those from higher rainfall areas.

MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:

Useful high-level cover in windbreaks.
Useful for controlling underground seepage and stabilising landslip areas, as deep roots use large volumes of ground-water.
Useful as fuel, although fast-burning.
Excellent habitat. Foliage is major koala forage. Gum is food for possums, particularly the Yellow-bellied Glider and Sugar Glider. The Yellow-bellied Glider bites grooves in bark to reach sapwood, as gum released to heal wound is favoured food. Nectar-rich flowers are a food source for birds such as honeyeaters, including the Red Wattlebird, Yellow-tufted Honeyeater and White-plumed Honeyeater. Hollows are valuable nesting sites for a range of native birds and mammals.
Attractive specimen or shade for large gardens and parks.

SIMILAR SPECIES:

Distinguished from Eucalyptus Rubida - Candlebark - mainly by its juvenile foliage, buds and fruit.

Image Source: Fagg, M. via Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)

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