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Eurabbie

Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata

Also called Southern Blue Gum, Blue Gum, Victorian Blue Gum

Eurabbie
Photo: Geekstreet, CC BY-SA 4.0

Eurabbie is a fast-growing, tall eucalyptus tree from south-eastern Australia, sometimes called southern blue gum. It is grown mainly as a timber, shade or windbreak tree in open, sunny sites rather than as a garden or houseplant.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply while young, then tolerate dry spells once established, as it is fairly drought tolerant.
Soil
Well-drained soil; tolerates a range of soils but dislikes waterlogging.
Temperature
Tolerates cool to warm temperate climates; frost tolerant once established, but young plants need protection from hard frost.
How easy
Easy

About

Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata, commonly known as the southern blue gum, eurabbie, blue gum or Victorian blue gum, is a subspecies of tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has mostly smooth bark with some persistent slabs of old bark at the base, juvenile leaves with one glaucous side, glossy, lance-shaped adult leaves, warty flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and hemispherical to conical fruit.

Where it grows

Southern blue gum grows in open forest in mountainous, largely inland country in New South Wales and Victoria. It is found between the Carrai National Park on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales and the ranges of eastern Victoria.

Other Eucalyptus plants

Eucalyptus abdita · Badgingarra Box · Wattle Leaved Peppermint · Powder Bark Wandoo · Woolbernup Mallee · White-mahogany · Lakefield Coolibah · Wellstead Mallee · Eucalyptus aenea · Welcome Hill Gum · Blue-leaf stringybark · Black Gum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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