This is a public-interest archive. Personal data is pseudonymized and retained under GDPR Article 89.

Eucalyptus question.

Hello All,Quick question please....Are Eucalyptus self pollinating? Hope someone
can answer this for me.
Thanks,Connie

Sean A. O'Hara wrote:

> At 07:27 AM 8/4/98 +1000, you wrote:
> >Thanks to all who have helped me with madwort.  I'm planning a night garden,
> >including plants like Moonflower, Queen of the Night etc., and thought a few
> >plants to ward off lunatics might be in order!
> >I'll certainly look out for those books Michael and Bobby,
> >Cheers,
> >Mary
>
> Just to add my two cents -
>
> In a large garden, or when a tree is being chosen for such a garden, there
> are a few species of Eucalyptus with wonderful pale to ghostly white bark.
> This creates a truely startling effect on a moonlit night, where the trunk
> and branching pattern glow among the dark background of the leafy background.
> E. pauciflora goes under the name of 'Ghost Gum' because of its white bark,
> and it is an adaptable species, taking a variety of soil moistures (even
> lawns) and tends not to litter as much as other species.  Perhaps there are
> other Gums that our Aussie subscribers can tell us about that are similar
> to this tree.
>
> Balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera) has a cultivar - 'Mojave Hybrid' -
> which is almost white bark and is 'cottonless'.  It is a handsome white
> barked tree but does sucker profusely.  A stand in the landscape is
> quite a spectacular sight.  Be sure and give it room to roam and keep it
> aways from underground pipes or drainage channels.
>
>  Sean A. O'Hara                     sean.ohara@ucop.edu
>  710 Jean Street                    (510) 987-0577
>  Oakland, California 94610-1459     h o r t u l u s   a p t u s
>  U.S.A.                             'a garden suited to its purpose'
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index