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Minor Eucalypt species planted, E. robusta; E. grandis, E. saligna
from PNGAF MAGAZINE ISSUE # 9D4B1 of 31 May 2022. Why Certain Planation Species in PNG?
by rbmccarthy
Minor Eucalypt species planted include, Eucalyptus robusta, Eucalyptus grandis, Eucalyptus saligna.
Eucalyptus robusta, commonly known as swamp mahogany or swamp messmate, is a tree native to eastern Australia. Growing in swampy or waterlogged soils, it is up to 30 m (100 ft) high with thick spongy reddish-brown bark and dark green broad leaves, which help form a dense canopy. The white to cream flowers appear in autumn and winter. The leaves are commonly eaten by insects and are a food item for the koala. It is an important autumnwinter flowering species in eastern Australia and has been planted extensively in many countries around the world. Its timber is used for firewood and in general construction. Source Wikipedia.
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Eucalyptus grandis, commonly known as the flooded gum or rose gum, [2] is a tall tree with smooth bark, rough at the base fibrous or flaky, grey to grey-brown. At maturity, it reaches 50 metres (160 feet) tall It is found on coastal areas and sub-coastal ranges from Newcastle in New South Wales northwards to west of Daintree in Queensland, mainly on flat land and lower slopes, where it is the dominant tree of wet forests and on the margins of rainforests. Source Wikipedia.
Eucalyptus saligna, commonly known as the Sydney blue gum or blue gum, is a species of medium-sized to tall tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, flaky bark near the base of the trunk, smooth bark above, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, nine or eleven, white flowers and cylindrical to conical or cup-shaped fruit.