Thread: Anyone know what this Gum is?

What colour was the timber when cut? Any photos of leaves/flowers/nuts?

Blackbutt???

I've attached photos of the logs from same trees that were cut down on the property.The bark has mostly peeled. I'll get some photos of the leaves/nuts next time I head there. The logs are end sealed so the timber colour looks a little darker compared to fresh cut.

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Cheers,

Damo

Do you know if these are naturally occuring or are were they planted? I would say E. saligna based on species distribution, the stocking of perrenial bark and the general growth form but without reproductive parts its hard to say for sure.

Just got back from the property. Here are some more picks. Couldn't see any flowers on it.

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pampelmuse,

Just had a look on wiki and yes it looks very similar to E. saligna . I couldn't tell you if they were planted or not but I would say they are natural because they were pretty big.

Cheers mate

I will go against the 'grain' and 'out on a limb' to suggest it might be Moreton Bay Ash (Corymbia tessallaris) because of bark sock on lower trunk, chocolate heartwood and the shape of the soft papery looking gumnuts.

Morten Bay Ash was my first thought on seeing the bark on the lower trunk,
however, I have had second thoughts because:
# this tree doesn't have the classic weeping habit of MBA
# The rough bark on the lower part of the trunk ends too abruptly. All MBAs
I have seen have a greater length of the rough bark that tends to taper as
it rises up the trunk
#The bark doesn't have that finer fish scale look about it as is typical of the bloodwood
barked trees.

Have never seen a MBA cut so I can't comment on the colour of the timber.

Originally Posted by Kidbee

I will go against the 'grain' and 'out on a limb' to suggest it might be Moreton Bay Ash (Corymbia tessallaris) because of bark sock on lower trunk, chocolate heartwood and the shape of the soft papery looking gumnuts.

I'll go along with that - looks every bit the same as the Moreton Bay Ash that grows around here

The tree is located in the Strathpine area and there seem to be quite a few around the place so I think they are native to the area. I had a look on google images at some photos of both species and i honestly can't tell. I might have to wait until the tree flowers then i'll get some photos of it. At least we know it's either a Blue Gum or Moreton Bay Ash nice.

Once it's slabbed i'll put some pick up. I might make the folks a nice coffee table out of it seeing as how they came from their place. Nice bit of memorabilia for them. Shame they had to be cut down but it was either the trees or the house.

Thanks for your efforts

it could be a bluegum as they have the the peeling bark at the base of the trunk