Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus nitens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus nitens is an evergreen tree that can grow 40 - 70 metres tall, occasionally reaching 90 metres. The long, straight bole can be unbranched for about 65% of the total tree height and 100 - 200cm in diameter[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. , 1658 Title Eucalypts for Planting Publication FAO Forestry Series No.11 Author Jacobs M.R. Website http://www.fao.org Publisher FAO; Rome Year 1981 ISBN 92-5-100570-2 Description An excellent publication, rather dated now but with a wealth of information about the Eucalypts. It can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file. ]. An important timber producer, the tree is harvested in quantity from the wild for its wood and is also cultivated, especially in Tasmania[ 1660 Title EUCLID - Eucalypts of Australia Publication Author Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Canber Website http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website dedicated to the genus Eucalyptus (sensu latu), with descriptions and nomencultural information on all the species. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - Victoria, New South Wales

HabitatWet sclerophyll forest, often with Nothofagus species, usually on humus-rich well-drained soils; at elevations from 1,000 - 1,300 metres[ 1658 Title Eucalypts for Planting Publication FAO Forestry Series No.11 Author Jacobs M.R. Website http://www.fao.org Publisher FAO; Rome Year 1981 ISBN 92-5-100570-2 Description An excellent publication, rather dated now but with a wealth of information about the Eucalypts. It can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file. ].