Eucalyptus, Red River Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) potted tree, organic (not available to CA or HI)

Family:  Myrtle (Myrtaceae)

Hardy to Zones 8 to 12

(Red River Gum Tree)  Native to Australia, a very common tree there and in other places where it has naturalized, growing best near waterways, a stately and long-lived tree that withstands flood and drought.  Bark smooth, cream-colored, patchy.  Leaves elongated, ovate,  exuding a purifying aroma, source of 1,8-cineol, borneol and camphor.  Traditional uses (TWM, aboriginal): cough, expectorant, antiseptic, flea repellant.  Excellent bee tree, creating sometimes hollow boles that are used by birds and mammals for housing.  The timber is rot-resistant, red when finished, durable, used for fenceposts, lumber, canoes and shields.  Potted tree as pictured, certified organically grown

please note:  we cannot send these to California or Hawaiii due to local laws that prohibit this species