Areas where remnants of box gum grassy woodlands / buloke woodlands are likely to occur.
BLAKELY'S RED GUM (Eucalyptus blakelyi)
Blakely's red gum is typically a savannah woodland species growing with boxes and ironbarks over an extensive area along the western slopes of the Dividing Range in New South Wales, with extensions in Victoria and Queensland.
Growing in open formation, it usually has a rather short, irregular trunk and a dense, rounded crown. The bark is shed in irregular patches which vary in colour from almost white to dark grey, and as the leaves have a dull, greyish colour, the general effect is a rather sombre one. Under cultivation, E. blakelyi grows more rapidly and can be an attractive tree. It stands frosts, drought and wind comparatively well and is a useful tree for areas of twenty to thirty inch rainfall. It is also possibly salt-tolerant, and flowers from August to December.
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