General Description:

With about 800 species, Eucalyptus is the second largest genus in the Australian flora and range from medium shrubs to huge forest trees.  The three genera Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora are known collectively as 'eucalypts' and they dominate many Australian landscapes.  They are only absent (or at least reduced in diversity) in rainforests and truly arid environments.

Eucalyptus scoparia is a small to medium-sized tree that may reach 15 metres high in its natural habitat.  It has smooth, white to grey bark and foliage that has a pendulous habit, giving rise to the name ‘Willow Gum’.  The mature leaves are narrowly lance-shaped and about 100-150 mm long and 5-10 mm wide. Flowering usually occurs in spring, with small white or cream flowers.

Wallangarra White Gum is well known in cultivation and has been widely planted as an ornamental tree in parks and public gardens. It is probably too large for modern residential home gardens due to their limited space for planting, but would be a very attractive feature tree in larger gardens.  It has proven to be hardy in a wide range of soils in both temperate and sub-tropical regions.

Propagation is from seed which germinates readily.

* EPBC Act = Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999;
ROTAP = Rare or Threatened Australian Plants (Briggs and Leigh, 1988)
For further information refer the Australian Plants at Risk page