Description:
Name: Red Forest Gum Tree
Other common names: Blue Gum, Bastard Box, Flooded Gum, Grey Gum, Mountain Gum, Queensland Blue Gum, Red Gum, Red Ironbark, Red Ironbark Gum, Slaty Gum
Scientific Name: Eucalyptus Tereticornis
Color: White Flowers
Plant seeds: Outdoors after frost, indoors weeks before last frost
Plant height: 10 – 40 feet
Plant spacing: 20 – 30 inches
Bloom time: Mid Spring
Hardiness zone: 8 – 11
Light requirements: Sun – Part shade
Soil & water preferences: Average
Quantity: 25 seeds
Additional Information:
This Eucalyptus is an evergreen tree native to Eastern Australia. It features a straight trunk with branches concentrated near the top. The bark sheds periodically, revealing a range of shades from white to grey to brown. This tree is known to attract bees, birds, and butterflies.
Denise Price –
Just waiting for the watermelons to grow bigger!
henk –
No idea if it works