Thread: What kind of tree is this?

Oddly enough the "bible" Costermanns Eucalypts of SE Australia makes no mention of E. nicholii.


Have a look for buds and seed capules. look about under the tree as well for open capsules. sometimes the way in which the valves open tell you the story.

Post a pic with a ruler or tape measure or something like a hand or finger as a reference.

If its a WA indigenouse tree then I'm right out of my depth.

Checking may be a result of environmental influences ie how much water it gets or how much competition its had as a younger tree or how old it is, rather than the type of tree.

Re my post above, here's some pictures of what I think is a similar tree growing in my backyard.

I'd go for willow leaf peppermint. Crush the leaves, they will smell of peppermint.

Hmmmm.. close but not quite right.
From what I remember of the way the branches came off the truck it is a little different. Also the pattern of the bark on mine is nowhere as consistant.
Thanks for all who are trying to solve this mystery.

Not a lot to go on, but have a look at Blue-leaved Jarrah, Eucalyptus marginata subsp. thalassica. The gumnuts, leaves and bark seem to be a close fit, and it's a species native to the SW of WA.

Always thought E.Nicholli was asmall tree. Doesn't seem to fit the description given of this tree.

I think the Wizened may be closer than anyone else.

Softness of timber is a worry, however.

Originally Posted by Wizened of Oz

Not a lot to go on, but have a look at Blue-leaved Jarrah, Eucalyptus marginata subsp. thalassica. The gumnuts, leaves and bark seem to be a close fit, and it's a species native to the SW of WA.

The leaves look right for Bluetip but the Bark doesn't quite look right - this is blutip jarrah.


If it is blue tip it's a find.

Of all the rough-barked Eucalypts, I still haven't found a closer fit than E. marginata subsp.thalassica. (Doesn't mean I've found every possibility)
Hybridfiat's closeup of the bark may be a bit deceptive. If you look at the cut end of the log in the background of the first photo, the bark is only moderately thick, not Ironbark thickness.
Anyway, FWIW, here are pictures of Blue-leaved Jarrah from Euclid.

As to the other suggestions, E nicholii's native habitat is a small area of the New England district of NSW, but I know it has been popular as an ornamental at least in the eastern states.
E. cephalocarpa's native habitat is Eastern Victoria.
But in any case the gumnuts of either bear no resemblance to those hybridfiat pictured.

When I get home next week Ill try and get some seed pods/nut and post some pictures. Ill put the bark thickness too, it is the thickest bark Ive ever seen in all my 50 years.

So it's not a "moderately thick" bark as this mug thought.
Also see if you can find some of the shed bud caps, and photograph a couple of typical mature leaves and measure their length and width.

Will do.

These are the only nuts I was able to find.

That changes things a little. These latest gumnuts are only about one third the size of those in the earlier photo.
Well I've put all the info I can glean from your photos into Euclid and it comes up with only one, Eucalyptus crebra, Narrow-leaf Ironbark. This is a species widespread up the east coast but not a species of WA, so, if yours is E. crebra it must be a cultivated tree.