Botanical Name: Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Common Name: Murray red gum, River red gum
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a potentially very large, erect, single-trunked tree, with a loose, open, oval canopy; the bark is smooth, ash-colored
Height 50'-80' (120')
Spread 1/4 - 1/3
Growth Rate very rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun; tolerates partial sun at inland locations
Soil thrives in most, including alkaline soil locations
Hardiness hardy (zones 8-24): thrives in hot inland habitats
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, lanceolate to falcate, rather thin; blue-gray to green, 5" - 8" long
Flowers pale yellow, many-stamened, to 1/2" wide; in 5-10 flowered umbels; summer
Fruit a capsule; round, 1/4" wide
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
a very large-scale dramatic accent tree (for form) if given enough space; for large parks, avenue tree, big groves
 
Landscape Care:
Watering an occasional soak; the plant is very drought-tolerant after established
Fertilizing little is needed
Pruning head high when young; little pruning is required afterward except to open up the canopy for a more dramatic silhouette
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Australia
Family: Myrtaceae

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