Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus saligna

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus saligna is a tall, evergreen tree with an open, irregular, spreading crown[ 269 Title Handbook of Energy Crops Publication Author Duke. J. Website https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/dukeindex.html Publisher - Year 1983 ISBN - Description Published only on the Internet, excellent information on a wide range of both temperate and tropical plants. ]. It generally grows 30 - 50 metres tall, with a diameter at breast height of up to 200cm, although exceptional specimens can grow 65 metres tall and attain a diameter of 250cm[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The bole is generally of excellent form, straight and clear of branches for half to two thirds of the total tree height[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. An important general-purpose hardwood in Australia, the tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, tannins and essential oil. The tree has escaped from cultivation in some of the areas in which it is grown, and it is considered to be invasive in Hawaii and New Zealand[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Queensland.

HabitatMainly a tree of fertile valleys and slopes[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Wet forest on soils of moderate fertility, often on slopes; at elevations up to 300 metres in the south of its range, to 1,000 metres in the north[ 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. , 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. ].