Eucalyptus globulus SEEDS

Eucalyptus globulus seeds grow into the Tasmanian blue gum the most widely planted eucalyptus in the world, native to the temperate biome of Tasmania and the far south-eastern coast of Victoria and New South Wales, where it grows in tall open forest on fertile soils. The classic fragrance of ‘eucalyptus oil’ comes largely from this species the leaves yield oil with a very high content of 1,8-cineole (often called eucalyptol), the compound responsible for the well-known medicinal and aromatic character of eucalyptus preparations. First collected during Cook’s voyages and formally described in 1800, it is now planted across millions of hectares on every continent for pulpwood, essential oil production and biomass energy. Family Myrtaceae.

Full sun; fast-growing; adaptable to a wide range of soils; the most cold-hardy of the major plantation eucalypts; hardy to around -8C to -10C in established plants.

• Source of the classic ‘eucalyptus oil’ fragrance very high 1,8-cineole (eucalyptol) content
• The most widely planted eucalyptus in the world millions of hectares globally for pulp and oil
• Tasmania, SE Victoria, SE NSW temperate biome; tall open forest on fertile soils
• Fast-growing; hardy to around -8C to -10C; major plantation species worldwide
• Full sun; adaptable soils; widely used in agroforestry, pulp and essential oil industries

Eucalyptus globulus is the world’s eucalyptus the Tasmanian blue gum’s classic fragrance, extraordinary global plantation success and fast growth from its temperate Tasmanian homeland to plantations on every continent have made it the single most economically important eucalyptus species in the world.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.