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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Eucalyptus brookeriana
Common Name: brookers gum
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Myrtaceae
Form Description: Shrub to tall tree. Leaves: Juvenile – petiolate and ovate with round-toothed margins, glossy, dark green with obvious oil dots. Adult – ovate to lanceolate, glossy, dark green, thin and undulate(wavy). Discolorous. Bark: Rough at the base but flaking to reveal dark grey, green or orange patches.
Height (m): 15 – 50
Flowers: 7-flowered umbels.
Fruit: Woody capsule – bell-shaped with a level disc and exserted valves.
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Habitat Notes
Occurs in stands on higher ground on upper slopes of gullies and watersheds.
Site Tolerance
Moist, Rocky, Shady
Soil Tolerance
Clay, Fertile, Loam, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Fast growing and with a dense, bright green canopy of leaves held at the ends of the branches. Branching almost from ground level this tree makes an excellent tall hedge screen or wind-break.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Collect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed. Separate seed by sieving.
Seed Treatment Method
Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.
Seed Storage Life
More than 10 years dry stored in refrigerator at 3-5°C
Seed Treatment Notes
Suitable for direct seeding. Germinates readily.
Germination Time
2-4 weeks
Cutting & Division Information
Impracticable