Eucalyptus Common name: Gum Tree	Indicates sun requirement      Full sun      Half sun      Semi-shade      Shade   Indicates Water requirement         High water requirement.     Water every 1-2 days.          Medium water requirement.     Water every 3-7 days.          Low water requirement.     Water every 7-14 days.
Description Eucalypts offer a tremendous variety in size from huge 90m forest type to the widely spreading shady variety and to the small multi-stemmed mallees and small shrubs. Variations in colour of flowers, size and shape of fruits, foliage type and colour, texture and colour of bark as well as flowering times, make them a most desirable and versatile type of plant. Flowers come in white, red, pink or yellow and combinations of these colours.
Growing Eucalypts are hardy, evergreen, rapid growing and tolerate a wide range of soils. They are difficult to grow from cuttings, but seed can be collected about six months after flowering and sown in a well drained mix. No special care is needed and the germination rate is high. Eucalypts shed leaves, twigs and occasionally branches and even bark all year round, providing excellent mulch material. This, however, needs to be considered when choosing a variety and a location for your new tree, because things can get uncomfortably messy, inconvenient, even downright dangerous! Swimming pools, cars, people on pathways, your roof, etc are affected by large trees. Some species also simply grow too large for the average home garden.