Thread: Corymbia Torelliana

The name alone makes it sound good enough to eat. Anyone for Mexican? You might have to get it after midnight with a handsaw though MM.

Cadaghi? Never seen it spelt with a 'G' before - local name?

Originally Posted by RobbieB

Cadaghi? Never seen it spelt with a 'G' before - local name?

Typo error...it is Cadaghi/Cadaga...MM

Originally Posted by aldav

The name alone makes it sound good enough to eat. Anyone for Mexican? You might have to get it after midnight with a handsaw though MM.

Need a mighty size handsaw Dave ...MM

We have a beauty on our footpath here in Townsville. Our neighbours planted it just before we moved in a little over 30 years ago. It would easily be in excess of 20m tall and is just going out of flower. The rainbow lorikeets and flying foxes have been feeding in it for the past few weeks and by mid-November the red tailed black cockatoos will be feeding on the gum nut seeds. The cockys regularly do a recce fly over from about mid-October checking the maturity of the flowers then gum nuts.

Here is a link in EUCLID and excellent reference for any eucalypts and corymbias .


I see in notes that where its been planted further south in subcoastal areas, C. torelliana is popular because a quick-growing garden and useful in landscaping. Even planted inland, e.g. Narrabri, Chinchilla and Cunnamulla. . Near Brisbane and in northern New South Wales it is a problem and is a declared weed!

http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/Corymbia_torelliana.htm

But what I have seen of the wood is like MM says, nice!

I thought the torrelliana was a declared pest/weed now. Mainly because of how some limbs grow out horizontal from the main trunk, a definite hazard of spliting off.
Another reason I believe is the parasite that lives on the leaves and it turns everything black, leaves roofs pavers etc...
Not a nice tree IMO

Originally Posted by wolften

. Mainly because of how some limbs grow out horizontal from the main trunk, a definite hazard of spliting off.

All the specimens that i've seen have had a relatively vertical form actually...and as far as the leaves staining roof pavers etc,probably best not to have any sort of large tree growing near or around the house...seriously!...MM

Originally Posted by wolften

Not a nice tree IMO

Yep, let's cut 'em all down and get the Lucas on to them!

Originally Posted by Euge

Here is a link in EUCLID and excellent reference for any eucalypts and corymbias .


I see in notes that where its been planted further south in subcoastal areas, C. torelliana is popular because a quick-growing garden and useful in landscaping. Even planted inland, e.g. Narrabri, Chinchilla and Cunnamulla. . Near Brisbane and in northern New South Wales it is a problem and is a declared weed!

http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/Corymbia_torelliana.htm

But what I have seen of the wood is like MM says, nice!

Wonderful shade tree it is...but struggle to understand it being classified a declared weed as such ...and hey it does provide food and shelter for a variety of animals...perhaps a reasonable trade off ...MM

Originally Posted by aldav

Yep, let's cut 'em all down and get the Lucas on to them!

Not all of them Dave ...MM

Originally Posted by MAPLEMAN

Wonderful shade tree it is...but struggle to understand it being classified a declared weed as such ...and hey it does provide food and shelter for a variety of animals...perhaps a reasonable trade off ...MM

We get quite a bit of pleasure from watching the antics of the birds and animals that frequent the Cadaghi on the footpath. Just this evening I was watching our resident curlews feeding under it, presumably taking the emerging cicadas. We get possums, the occasional carpet snake, blue faced honeyeaters, several other honey eater species, common & blue wing Kookaburras, eastern rosellas, bowerbirds, red eye fruiteaters, dollar birds, ….. and lately we have had pheasant coucals, and koels making a racket. Several species of butterflies also visit it including "blue mountain' & Cairns Birdwings. So don't cut them all down.

Originally Posted by MAPLEMAN

All the specimens that i've seen have had a relatively vertical form actually...and as far as the leaves staining roof pavers etc,probably best not to have any sort of large tree growing near or around the house...seriously!...MM

The torrellianas I am referring to are in a school and I have been asking for them to be cut down for a few years now and there are some major branches growing out dam near horizontal
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Originally Posted by Mobyturns

We get quite a bit of pleasure from watching the antics of the birds and animals that frequent the Cadaghi on the footpath. Just this evening I was watching our resident curlews feeding under it, presumably taking the emerging cicadas. We get possums, the occasional carpet snake, blue faced honeyeaters, several other honey eater species, common & blue wing Kookaburras, eastern rosellas, bowerbirds, red eye fruiteaters, dollar birds, ….. and lately we have had pheasant coucals, and koels making a racket. Several species of butterflies also visit it including "blue mountain' & Cairns Birdwings. So don't cut them all down.

Speaks volumes of the importance to have this species growing,particularly in the tropics.And i remember seeing some near the roadside adjoining rainforest at Goldsborough Valley,near Gordonvale.Never seen them occurring in huge stands so can't imagine that they would ever become invasive outside their natural range either.They certainly have an attractive form with their greenish hues on the bole and dense canopy.I think its a really nice species which is why i took time out to photograph and admire one.Given that they have been extensively planted in parks and acreages is proof that many folk love them too.The purpose of the thread wasn't to criticise the species or find fault as such but rather highlight its natural beauty and also the fact that the tree photographed would most likely have had the most beautifully figured timber beneath its bark...thanks for your positive post Mobyturns...appreciate your input sincerely...MM