Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus resinifera

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus resinifera is an evergreen tree with a compact crown; it can grow up to 45 metres tall. The straight bole, which can have a diameter of 100 - 150cm, is often unbranched for up to 30 metres[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. One of the best Australian hardwoods[ 1658 Title Eucalypts for Planting Publication FAO Forestry Series No.11 Author Jacobs M.R. Website http://www.fao.org Publisher FAO; Rome Year 1981 ISBN 92-5-100570-2 Description An excellent publication, rather dated now but with a wealth of information about the Eucalypts. It can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file. ], the tree is sometimes gathered from the wild as a local food, and is also utilized for its timber. It is planted in many tropical to warm temperate countries as a timber crop[ 1658 Title Eucalypts for Planting Publication FAO Forestry Series No.11 Author Jacobs M.R. Website http://www.fao.org Publisher FAO; Rome Year 1981 ISBN 92-5-100570-2 Description An excellent publication, rather dated now but with a wealth of information about the Eucalypts. It can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeEastern Australia - northern New South Wales, Queensland.

HabitatWet or dry sclerophyll forest on deeper soils of medium to high fertility[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].