Eucalyptus elata

River Peppermint at Yarralumla, ACT

Eucalyptus elata at Yarralumla, ACT - 26 Mar 2023
Eucalyptus elata at Yarralumla, ACT - 26 Mar 2023
Eucalyptus elata at Yarralumla, ACT - 26 Mar 2023
Eucalyptus elata at Yarralumla, ACT - 26 Mar 2023
Eucalyptus elata at Yarralumla, ACT - 26 Mar 2023
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Eucalyptus elata 26 Mar 2023 Tapirlord
Eucalyptus bridgesiana 26 Mar 2023 CarbonAI
Eucalyptus sp. 26 Mar 2023 lbradley

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lbradley wrote:
   27 Mar 2023
Hey Ciaran - how confident are you of this identification? It isn’t in Our Patch and I want to make sure that it isn’t one of our known species before I mention it to FOAB
Tapirlord wrote:
   28 Mar 2023
Pretty confident, those juvenile leaves are unlike any of our local eucs. Other's may suggest this is Euc.viminalis (ribbon gum), but that species has much more slender juvenile leaf growth and doesn't form bark like this in young trees. The best way to be sure would be to photograph the fruit.
lbradley wrote:
   28 Mar 2023
Thanks Ciaran. Wikipedia says:

E. elata is widely cultivated as a street and ornamental tree...

Is there a chance that the one I've found has been introduced - ie, not native to the Frost Hollow area?
natureguy wrote:
   28 Mar 2023
E. elata is definitely not going to be native or naturally occurring at Aranda Bushland, or even in the ACT, it naturally occurs along the south coast and into Vic.
lbradley wrote:
   28 Mar 2023
Thanks!
lbradley wrote:
   28 Mar 2023
Hum…. I just noticed that the CNM symbol is for local native for e. elata. If it isn’t native to the ACT then why does CNM list it as a local native?
   29 Mar 2023
It is locally native within the CNM region, which includes the ACT and all neighbouring Local Government area

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