Description
Eucalyptus aggregata – Black Gum – 1 of the Magnificent Swamp Gums
– An evergreen tree that looks comfortable in an English rural or garden setting. It has an airey, light, elegant and graceful habit and gives a relatively quick result without becoming huge. Robust and very hardy.
This variety belongs to the small fruited swamp gums. It produces a nicely shaped tree with an open spreading crown, casting a light shade. Arching branches carry dense foliage in clusters. Eucalyptus aggregata has a lignotuber, from which it will grow back if cut down by an extremely harsh winter -15 Celsius and the like. Although sometimes considered synonymous with the closely related E. rodwayi, the two are distinct.
Botanical Name: Eucalyptus aggregata MYRTACEÆ; Myrtle Family Common Name: Black Gum Status: Evergreen Tree Origin: Endemic to Australia. It was first described by Deane and Joseph Maiden in 1900. (southeast Australia – New South Wales and Central Victoria, not including Tasmania). See also its cousin E. rodwayi.
Planting Position and Soil
Happy in normal garden soils in an open and sunny position, but this one of the swamp gums and usefully tolerates boggy, wet conditions. Don’t grow in shade.
How to Use
Aggregata makes for an excellent screening tree, with dense foliage. Well suited to life as an ornamental in your garden, it also has strong potential for use in firewood production and draining wet ground.
