Eucalyptus crenulata
Victorian silver gum, Buxton gum at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Eucalyptus crenulata | Steve818 | 14 Aug 2024 | |
| Eucalyptus bridgesiana | CarbonAI | 13 Aug 2024 | |
| Eucalyptus crenulata | LisaH | 13 Aug 2024 |
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After a sighting from @Steve818, I went looking with my eyes open, and found a number of E.crenulata lining the gully just below sighting 4583599, and leading towards the creek. One was quite old (if lichen growth and height is a guide - 4th and 5th photos). Perhaps this was the original planted tree? The healthiest tree was growing on the bank of a body of water - almost in the water (sadly, this is not a permanent water hole). Given the wide-spread population of E.crenulata throughout the block, would this indicate the species has become/is becoming naturalised here?
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14 Aug 2024
Yes based on that @LisaH it appears naturalised. Interesting issue with endangered native species that naturalise. Eucalyptus crenulata (Victorian silver gum, Buxton gum ) is EPBC Act 1999: Endangered (2022), and Victoria FFG Act 1988: Endangered (2022). The naturalised population can be seen as an insurance population for an endangered species. Then there is also the point that it should be managed to prevent it spreading too far and becoming an environmental weed. If it was an endangered native animal that had been translocated some would want a enclosure put up to protect it. Interesting topic for discussion.
14 Aug 2024
That is interesting. And it's fascinating to compare the care and protection afforded to endangered animals, then plants/trees. How do we note/care for this (new) population of endangered eucalypts? (I would assume that it has taken around 40 years to get to this point? had also wondered about the surrounding country, and whether this eucalypt could spread and a become unwanted tree. The trees do not seem as healthy, with a different habit to, for example, the sighting at Molonglo river reserve, #4483588 - but obviously healthy enough to reproduce successfully.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- Greater than 5 metres Plant height
- Alive / healthy Plant health
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Species information
- Eucalyptus crenulata Scientific name
- Victorian silver gum, Buxton gum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 521.13m Recorded at altitude
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