Eucalyptus (genus)

A Gum Tree at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Eucalyptus (genus)	10 May 2024	Steve818
Eucalyptus bridgesiana	7 May 2024	CarbonAI
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha subsp. macrorhyncha	7 May 2024	Untidy

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7 comments

Tapirlord wrote:

8 May 2024

I'm not sure @Steve818 what do you reckon?

Steve818 wrote:

8 May 2024

Will be out that way later. Will have a look for other features.

Tapirlord wrote:

8 May 2024

Thanks Steve :)

Steve818 wrote:

8 May 2024

@Tapirlord I had a look. It has fruits, buds, leaf venation and oils glands like E.manniferra subsp. manniferra. But bark is completely different. Not white powdery, but rough and flaky. So I think it is a hybrid.

Untidy wrote:

9 May 2024

Thank you, @Steve818 and @Tapirlord. I wonder if it is possible that this tree is a E.manniferra x E.cinerea hybrid given that both were planted as street trees in Higgins?

Steve818 wrote:

10 May 2024

Not sure. Hybrids are difficult. Next level expertise to id. correctly.

Tapirlord wrote:

10 May 2024

Haha, agree with Steve on that one. I wouldn't even try touching natural hybrids, much less one occuring in the suburbs

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Location information

Coordinates 149.027582 -35.233432
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 May 2024 02:34 PM Recorded on
Untidy Recorded by
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Untidy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eucalyptus (genus) Gum Trees Plants

Additional information

Greater than 5 metres Plant height
Alive / healthy Plant health
True Planted

Species information

Eucalyptus (genus) Scientific name
A Gum Tree Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
-13.81m to 1470m Recorded at altitude
In flower

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