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title: Tasmanian Blue Gum
date: 2024-02-13T17:23:00+11:00
author: Private Forests Tasmania
canonical_url: "https://pft.tas.gov.au/tree-species/tasmanian-blue-gum"
section: Tree Species
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2. Tasmanian Blue Gum
 

#  Tasmanian Blue Gum 

 

 

 

 

 

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## Scientific Name

Eucalyptus Globulus

## Family Name

MYRTACEAE

## Common Name

Tasmanian Blue Gum

 

 

### General Information

 

  Height 30m   Flowers Large, usually solitary but occasionally 3 in an umbel.   Fruit Woody capsule   Form Small to tall tree   Communities Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Wet Eucalypt Forest   Habitat Notes Reaches its maximum development in well-drained soil in sheltered valleys.   Site Tolerance Dry; Moist; Rocky   Frost Tolerance Hardy   Soil Tolerance Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained   General Notes Frost hardiness depends on provenance. Even seedlings from cold areas will be frost susceptible when young.Timber is valuable for wharf and bridge construction , for piles and for telegraph poles. Useful for control of erosion and to provide soil stabilization. Provides dense shade. Important source of food for the swift parrot, but the large size and its limb shedding vice makes it unsuitable for gardens, parks or school ground; larger properties only. Information on propagation also applies to all ssp of Eucalyptus globulus. Not suitable below powerlines.   

 

### Propagation Details

Flowering MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSeed Collecting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSowing MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecCutting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 

 

 

### Seed Information

 

  Seed Collection Collect capsules in paper bags and store until valves open to release seed. separate seed by sieving   Seed Treatment Method Standard   Seed Storage Life >10 years\*   Seed Treatment Notes \*Dry stored in refrigerator at 3-5oC.   Germination Time 2-4 weeks   Suitable For Direct Seeding Yes   

 

### Cuttings

 

  Propagation By Division No   Cutting Notes Impracticable