TOP GUM
Oct 07, 2020
3 minutes
Words Jennifer Stackhouse
Coppice photo
Angus Stewart
Blue gums are native to southern parts of Australia and found in Tasmania, the Bass Strait islands, Victoria and along the southern reaches of the Great Dividing Range. While all these blue gums are classified as Eucalyptus globulus, four distinct subspecies are recognised from these different locations.
Blue gums have large, cream gum blossom flowers followed by large gum nuts. The species name refers to the spherical shape of the fruit, the gumnut. The tops of the
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