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Eucalyptus rodwayi (Peppermint Swamp Gum)

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Eucalyptus rodwayi (Peppermint Swamp Gum)
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Peppermint Swamp Gum, from Tasmania, a versatile Eucalytus, very frost tolerant (minus 20), makes an excellent shelter belt, will coppice.

A fast growing tree with a tall, dense crown. Holds its lower limbs. making an excellent shelter tree and is very frost tolerant.. Will tolerate both drought and wet soils.  Leaves have a peppermint smell when crushed. . Creamy-white flowers from March-June are great for bees. Evergreen. Tolerates cold and wet sites. Responds well to pruning, used in the South island for shelter belts.

This eucalyptus is resilient to poor growing conditions, has a vigorous nature and responds well to coppicing practices.  Similarly anyone with a spare piece of ground, small holding or farm can utilise E. rodwayi  to produce a crop of  hardwood firewood logs with very high calorific value, in a relatively short period of time: 5-8 years from planting

To 20m

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