General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Plant Height: up to 160 feet
Plant Spread: 50 to 65 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: Small, globose to ovoid woody capsule containing numerous seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Uses: Shade Tree
Useful for timber production
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects

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Common names
  • Forest Red Gum
  • Red Irongum
  • Red Ironbark
  • Queensland Blue Gum
  • Mountain Gum
  • Grey Gum
  • Flooded Gum
  • Blue Gum
  • Bastard Box
  • Slaty Gum

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credit: Ethel Aardvark

credit: Ethel Aardvark
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