Eucalyptus bicostata
Southern blue gum · also Eurabbie, Blue gum, Victorian blue gum
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Eucalyptus bicostata, also known as Southern Blue Gum, is an evergreen tree native to southeastern Australia. It features mostly smooth bark, glossy lance-shaped leaves, and produces white nectar-rich flowers in winter and spring. This fast-growing tree can reach 180 feet tall and provides food for various wildlife, including lorikeets, birds, and koalas.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 490.03%—7.5 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 180 ft
- Canopy spread
- 75 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 7.3 in, 90th percentile 9.8 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Other Eucalyptus in the catalogue
57 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
