| Eucalyptus
obliqua (stringybark) is a widespread and very common
species. It can be a dominant tree in tall, wet forest,
where it can grow to be a massive tree, but it also grows in
dry sclerophyll forests, and even in coastal heath. It even
grows as a mallee in coastal areas.
Like E.
tasmaniensis, E.
regnans and
E. sieberi the adult leaves are relatively
large (often >10cm long and usually more than 3cm
wide), and have asymmetrical bases. The trunks and main
branches are covered in fibrous bark (unlike E.
tasmaniensis and E. regnans, in which
fibrous bark does not extend onto the branches). E.
sieberi also has rough bark, but this is much
coarser than in E. obliqua.
|
Back
University of Tasmania
