Eucalyptus ovata

Botanical Name: Eucalyptus ovata
Common Name: Black gum
Family: Myrtaceae
Size: Usually a medium tree up to 30m H.
Bark: Rough at the base peeling in long strips to leave a cream/white surface.

Leaves:Juvenile - short stalk, elliptical to ovate, green, to 19cm long; adult - ovate to lanceolata, green, often undulate to 17cm long.
Buds: 7, diamond-shaped with conical cap.
Flowering Time: Autumn
Fruit: Obconical (inverted conical), 7mm across, valves level with rim.
Habitat/distribution: Widespread lowlands species in swampy areas and open woodlands, sea level to 700m. Also SA, Vic, NSW.
Where to See: Throughout Tasmania, north west and northern coastal, central, Fingal Valley, east coast, Forestier Peninsula, Derwent Valley, Hobart and surrounds, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, south east coastal, Bruny Island and occasionally up the west coast, especially wetter areas, and many city parks and gardens.
Other notes: Distinguished by short length of rough bark and undulate leaves. Hardy to poor drainage and moderate frost.