Eucalyptus robusta

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus robusta is an evergreen tree normally attaining heights of 25 - 30 metres and diameters of 100 - 120cm, though there are giant specimens that were planted in Hawaii that are as tall as 55 metres with a bole 25 metres tall[ 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 typically straight and branch-free for about half the height of the tree[ 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. ]. Trees growing in the open have crowns with long, spreading, irregular and brittle branches, forming a dense canopy, whilst when growing in closely spaced plantations the branches are almost erect so that little crown spread occurs[ 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. ]. In plantations in humid climates, some of the trees form aerial roots on the main bole as far as 6 metres above the ground[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for use as a medicine and source of materials. This species is one of the most widely planted Eucalyptus timber species, and it has been introduced into many tropical subtropical, and warm-temperate areas, including many countries in tropical Africa[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. It is also sometimes grown as an ornamental and to provide shelterbelts.