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and further to Saltas' excellent answer, E. bicostata looks almost identical to E. globulus (common name Tasmanian Blue Gum) except it's not quite as tall. The difference is in the number buds at flowering (3 vs 1 for globulus)
IMO they area magnificent tree, there's a few in the district here that are about 80 years old and I love them.
It seems the Eucs called 'Blue Gum' I've seen most referenced in the US are globulus.
I'm not overly fussed with E. leucoxyln as a tree, although they are very drought hardy.
We've planted a few here on the recommendation of a neighbour but they appear a bit scrubby to me but apparently put on a nice show at flowering and don't get too tall. (to 25m tall)
I'm probably being a bit harsh, ours are all still immature but ATM our E. camaludensis, E. citriodora and E. saligna are comprehensively outgrowing them.
BTW, E. saligna is the Sydney Blue Gum and lives in coastal ranges environment all the way north to southern Qld so would grow in Florida, but they can grow to 55m tall.
It's related to E. grandis, the other prominent forest species of the eastern ranges who's range does extend much further north (equivalent of south for the US). Saltas can throw in the equivalent latitudes, I can't be arsed looking at the atlas ATM
E. tereticornis is a handsome tree, we have a few on our place here but I know it as a Forest Red Gum, which shows how bad common names are for trees
IMO they area magnificent tree, there's a few in the district here that are about 80 years old and I love them.
It seems the Eucs called 'Blue Gum' I've seen most referenced in the US are globulus.
I'm not overly fussed with E. leucoxyln as a tree, although they are very drought hardy.
We've planted a few here on the recommendation of a neighbour but they appear a bit scrubby to me but apparently put on a nice show at flowering and don't get too tall. (to 25m tall)
I'm probably being a bit harsh, ours are all still immature but ATM our E. camaludensis, E. citriodora and E. saligna are comprehensively outgrowing them.
BTW, E. saligna is the Sydney Blue Gum and lives in coastal ranges environment all the way north to southern Qld so would grow in Florida, but they can grow to 55m tall.
It's related to E. grandis, the other prominent forest species of the eastern ranges who's range does extend much further north (equivalent of south for the US). Saltas can throw in the equivalent latitudes, I can't be arsed looking at the atlas ATM
E. tereticornis is a handsome tree, we have a few on our place here but I know it as a Forest Red Gum, which shows how bad common names are for trees
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