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Eucalyptus mannifera
Also called Manna Gum, Red Spotted Gum, Broadleaf Manna Gum, Capertee Brittle Gum, Mountain Spotted Gum, White Brittle Gum
Brittle gum is a small to medium eucalyptus tree from south-eastern Australia, reaching 20 to 25 m, with smooth powdery white bark. It is grown as a garden or street tree in mild climates, and it needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Eucalyptus mannifera, commonly known as the brittle gum or red spotted gum, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has smooth, powdery white bark, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped, hemispherical or conical fruit.
Brittle gum is widespread in south-eastern New South Wales, south from Rylstone and in eastern Victoria. It usually grows in shallow, rocky soils. The subspecies praecox and gullickii only occur in New South Wales and have broader leaves than subspecies mannifera.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus mannifera 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
