Southern Blue Gum
Eucalyptus globulus

Location: 1295 Whipple Rd.
District: Decoto
Native to: Australia
Tree type: flowering
Leaf retention: evergreen

Comments: Broadleaf evergreen, native to Australia. First ones were planted in California in 1856. Probably is the fastest growing tree in the world. Dark green sickle-shaped leaves. White flowers in spring. Fibrous peeling bark.

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Illustration by Philip Eaker