Eucalyptus ovata – Swamp Gum seed x200

A native of southern New South Wales, north-east Victoria, north-east Tasmania and South Australia, this evergreen tree likes light to medium moist soils in a sunny position. It is both frost and drought hardy.

A handsome tree to 22 metres (72ft) with a spread of 5 metres (16.5ft), dark brown or grey scaly bark at the base and pinkish bark above, glossy, dark green leaves to 12cm (5in) with the foliage held in a dense crown. The flower buds are elliptical with an orange operculum (cap) while the flowers are white appearing winter to summer. It is a known koala food. 

Propagation is considered easy.

DISCLAIMER.

All Eucalyptus/Corymbia seed is harvested from the wild under licence and is sold as a combination of fertilised/unfertilised (chaff) seed. In many cases, it is not possible to tell the difference. The ratio of fertilised seed varies greatly and depends wholly on weather conditions prior to seed set. Standard industry practice is to offer 200 seeds per packet which translate to something like 10 to 30 viable seeds (which have not been counted). If the above is not acceptable to you, please do not purchase any of the above seeds.