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The ubiquitous Blue Gum (E. globulus), right, can show patches of white, olive, russet, ochre, beige, and so on. It is the commonest eucalypt planted in Southern California, usually in parks, as it grows to huge size (up to 200 ft. and 10 ft. in diameter), sheds its bark and seed pods profligately, and greedily sucks up all available water. It can withstand the heat and drought of that area, however, and provides welcome shade. Eucalypts can rival redwoods in size. The White Mountain Ash (E. regnans) can attain heights of over 300 feet, and the Karri (E. diversicolor) of up to 280 feet, in their native Australia. Eucalypts don't usually grow as tall in other areas of the world where thay have been transplanted, perhaps due to less than ideal conditions, or just because they haven't been growing there long enough to attain their full growth potential. |
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'Eucalypt Colonnade' painting © 1995 Karen G. Jollie
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