Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maid.

vernacular grand eucalyptus — species · Myrtaceae

USDA: EUGR12
GBIF: 3177028
Rank: species

grand eucalyptus (Eucalyptus grandis) — Platephotograph · Dean NicolleCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Myrtaceae Juss.
Genus: Eucalyptus

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 4 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 4 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: High
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: High
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: Medium
CaCO₃: None
Hedging: Low

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 28 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 340 min.
Precipitation: 40–70 in/yr
pH range: 4–6
Root depth: 20 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Long
Mature height: 160 ft
Height @ 20 y: 65 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Foliage colour: Gray-Green
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Moderate
Flower colour: White
Fruit colour: Black
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Fall
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Winter
Seed ends: Spring
Spread rate: Moderate
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 320,000
Propagation: seed, cuttings, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Contracting Only
Nursery stock: No
Browse palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: Yes
Fuelwood: High
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 4 counties across 1 state.

Florida view state ↗ 4 I ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/EUGR12 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3177028 ↗

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