BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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EUCALYPTUS aromaphloia![]() |
Apple Box, Scentbark | * | 15 x 10 | * | * | * | * | Great paddock tree for shelter, firewood, uncommon |
EUCALYPTUS baxteri![]() |
Brown Stringybark | * | 10-15 x 8 | * | * | * | * | For sandy soils in heath country ain't pretty but tough |
EUCALYPTUS brookerana![]() |
Brooker's Gum | * | * | 25 x 10 | * | * | * | Tall smooth bark swamp gum in higher rainfall areas |
EUCALYPTUS cypellocarpa![]() |
Mountain Grey Gum | * | * | 30 x 15 | * | * | * | * | Tall stately ridge tree, quick growing, Agroforestry |
EUCALYPTUS globulus![]() |
Blue Gum | * | * | 30 x 15 | * | * | * | Local species, quick growing, honey, Agroforestry |
EUCALYPTUS obliqua![]() |
Messmate | * | * | * | 25 x 10 | * | * | * | * | Stringybark. Firewood, quick grower, adaptable |
EUCALYPTUS ovata![]() |
Swamp Gum | * | * | * | 15 x 12 | ** | * | * | * | * | Loves it wet but not salty, dense crown, exc windbreak |
EUCALYPTUS radiata![]() |
Narrow Leaf Peppermint | * | 15 x 10 | * | * | * | * | Eucalyptus oil source, firewood, shade, nectar |
EUCALYPTUS viminalis![]() |
Manna Gum | * | * | * | * | 25 x 12 | * | * | * | * | Stately iconic Koala tree, can drop branches, quick grower |
EUCALYPTUS yarraensis![]() |
Yarra Gum | * | * | 15 x 10 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | East otway stately shade tree, rare, most conditions |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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FOOTHILLS |
ALL PLANTS | TREES | MIDSTOREY | UNDERSTOREY | CLIMBERS & GROUNDCOVERS | AGROFORESTRY & FIREWOOD | EROSION & SALINITY | BIODIVERSITY & REVEGETATION | SHELTER & WINDBREAK | USEFUL / EDIBLE |