Eucalyptus tereticornis
Forest red gum · also Blue gum, Red irongum, Queensland blue gum
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Eucalyptus tereticornis is a tall, slender evergreen tree native to eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. It features smooth, mottled bark and lance-shaped leaves, with white flowers appearing in spring and summer. This drought-tolerant species can be disruptive in monocultures due to its high water consumption.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1430.03%36 yr23 in
- 40.00%—22 in
- 30.00%—22 in
Traits
- Form
- Columnar
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50 ft
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 22 in, mean 22 in, 90th percentile 36 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.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Queensland tropical rain forests
- Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests
- Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Victoria Plains tropical savanna
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Eastern Australia mulga shrublands
Other Eucalyptus in the catalogue
57 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
