Eucalyptus salingna – Sydney blue gum

E. salingna is a tree growing to 55 m tall and like many eucalyptus forms a lignotuber (Click here to find out what a lignotuber is). Its common names are Sydney Blue Gum, Blue Gum, Flooded Gum, Weeping Gum, Grey Gum. It has been reported that in WA Eucalyptus saligna has escaped from plantings and become naturalised in some areas.

This is a different species to the Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) which is the most common blue gum in plantations in WA.

Its bark is typically rough and flaky at the base of the truck, -  grey to grey-brown in colour – and smooth above this mostly bluish grey to cream, but can be green, pink or brown.

It flowers between January–March in its natural habitat, producing white flowers.

E. salingna’s natural habitat is near coastal areas of south New South Wales north to southeastern Queensland.

It is used in the timber industry for general construction, flooring, cladding, panelling and is popular with apiarists for honey production.

The tree was planted in the Park in 1987.

Sources

Atlas of Living Australia - https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Eucalyptus%20saligna

Source EUCLID - Eucalypts of Australia Forth Edition (2020) - https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/eucalyptus_saligna.htm

Eucalyptus salingna in the Park