Collecting, sowing, and growing of various eucalypts (gum trees), grown from seed in root trainers in a nursery.

Demonstrates how to harvest seed, closeup examination of seed, sowing seed, and looks at seedlings at 6 months old. These are grown in Marlborough, New Zealand, a temperate climate with high sunshine hours and low rainfall.

Species shown:
E. Globulus
E. Cladocalyx
E. Obliqua
E. Camaldulensis
E. Cordata
E. Sideroxylon
E. Botryoides
C. Maculata
C. Ficifolia
E. Delegatensis
E. Nitens
E. Regnans

Good info here: http://www.angelfire.com/bc/eucalyptu...

Covering seedlings in winter with shade cloth is good insurance against frost damage. Or transfer into shade house/glasshouse/indoors. Eucalypt seeds generally do not require treatment in order to germinate, just direct sow in late winter/early spring. Some from cold climates do have a slight degree of dormancy, e.g. Delegatensis.

Some common species:
Eucalyptus acmenoides white mahogany, yellow stringybark Eucalyptus aggregata black gum Eucalyptus albens white box Eucalyptus argophloia western white gum, chincilla white gum Eucalyptus astringens brown mallet Eucalyptus baxteri brown stringybark Eucalyptus blaxlandii brown stringybark Eucalyptus bosistoana coast grey box Eucalyptus botryoides southern mahogany, swamp mahogany, bangalay Eucalyptus brockwayii dundas mahogany Eucalyptus camaldulensis river red gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis obtusa murray river red gum, red gum Eucalyptus capitellata brown stringybark Eucalyptus cladocalyx sugar gum Eucalyptus cloeziana gympie messmate Eucalyptus crebra narrow leaf ironbark Eucalyptus cypellocarpa mountain grey gum Eucalyptus delegatensis alpine ash, tasmanian oak Eucalyptus diversicolor karri Eucalyptus dives broadleaved peppermint Eucalyptus dunnii dunn's white gum Eucalyptus elata river peppermint Eucalyptus fastigata brown barrel, cuttail Eucalyptus fraxinoides white mountain ash Eucalyptus globoidea white stringybark Eucalyptus globulus bicostata victorian blue gum Eucalyptus globulus globulus tasmanian blue gum Eucalyptus globulus maidenii southern blue gum, maiden's gum Eucalyptus grandis flooded gum, rose gum Eucalyptus horistes oil mallee Eucalyptus kochii oil mallee Eucalyptus laevopinea silvertop stringybark Eucalyptus largiflorens black box Eucalyptus leucoxylon yellow/white gum Eucalyptus macrorhyncha red stringybark Eucalyptus marginata jarrah
Eucalyptus melliodora yellow box Eucalyptus microcarpa grey box, manna wattle Eucalyptus microcorys tallowwood Eucalyptus muelleriana yellow stringybark Eucalyptus nicholii small leaved/willow leaved peppermint Eucalyptus nitens shining gum Eucalyptus obliqua messmate Eucalyptus occidentalis swamp yate, flattopped yate Eucalyptus oleosa oil mallee Eucalyptus paniculata grey ironbark Eucalyptus pauciflora snow gum Eucalyptus pellita red mahogany Eucalyptus pilularis blackbutt, coastal blackbutt Eucalyptus polyanthemos red box Eucalyptus regnans mountain ash, victorian ash Eucalyptus resinifera red mahogany Eucalyptus robusta swamp mahogany, swamp messmate Eucalyptus saligna sydney blue gum Eucalyptus salmonophloia salmon gum Eucalyptus sideroxylon/ E. tricarpa red ironbark Eucalyptus sieberi silvertop ash Eucalyptus tereticornis forest red gum. Eucalyptus urophylla
Eucalyptus viminalis manna gum, ribbon gum, white gum Eucalyptus wandoo wandoo