EUCALYPTUS |
| Species | Description | ST² | Viability³ | Price | $12
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Eucalyptus bosistoana
Coast grey box | Class I durable timber, this attractive tree likes moist soils but is fairly drought and frost hardy. In early years will require form pruning. | DS | | POA per 25 gm | Yes |
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Eucalyptus botryoides
Southern mahogany | Fast growing with red, durable, attractive timber. Warm areas, okay in saline winds and poor draining soils. | DS | 520,000 | $25.00 per 25 gm | Yes |
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Eucalyptus botryoides
Southern mahogany | Farm Forestry seedlot. Fast growing with red, durable, attractive timber. Suited to warmer areas, okay in saline winds and poor draining soils.This seedlot comes from stands showing significant resistance to pests, in particular Ophelimus spp. (gall wasps) and Cardiaspina fiscella (brown lace lerp). | DS | | $25.00 per 25 gm | Yes |
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Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Red river gum | Western Australian orchard seed. While the seed is progeny tested in Australia, the majority of parents are from Lake Albacutya in Victoria which should suit NZ conditions. Emphasis is on growth and drought resistance. | DS | 214,000 | $55.00 per 25 gm | Yes |
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Eucalyptus cinerea
Silver dollar gum | Attractive ornamental tree with twisted stem, furrowed bark and rounded silver juvenile leaves. Fast growing. Requires well drained soil. Juvenile leave sought after by florists. | DS | 317,000 | $30.00 per 25 gm | Yes |
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Eucalyptus citriodora
Lemon scented gum | Tall tree with smooth silvery-white bark. The long leaves are lemon scented. Citronella oil is distilled from the foliage. White flowers. | DS | 125,250 | $20.00 per 25 gm | Yes |
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Eucalyptus cornuta
Yate | Farm Forestry seedlot. Straight form strain with extremely hard, extremely strong and durable timber. Frost tender. | DS | | $25.00 per 25 gm | Yes |
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Eucalyptus fastigata
Brown barrel | Healthy, fast growing, timber tree with attractive, shimmering foliage. | S4 | 140,000 | $25.00 per 25 gm | Yes |
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Eucalyptus ficifolia
Scarlet flowering gum | Pure seed. Ideal small/medium tree for warmer areas. Large, showy flowers range in colour from pink to deep crimson Dec-Feb with occasional bursts of bloom at other times. Shelter from frost when young. | DS | 53,000 | $60.00 per 25 gm | Yes |
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Eucalyptus fraxinoides
White ash | Excellent, fast-growing tree of good form for well-drained moist sites. | S2 | 160,000-170,000 | $25.00 per 25 gm | Yes |
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