 Eucalyptus longifolia
Eucalyptus longifolia (Woollybutt).
This particular tree is a remnant, situated adjacent to a coastal creek (estuarine end) in a small reserve (Corrimal, Wollongong)....the reserve area is heavily used for fishing.
The Woollybutt is found on heavy soils, in woodland and open-forest of the coastal flood-plain...The Woollybutt doesnt get much taller than ~15m in this region.
This mother is 16m tall, with an oval trunk 100cm x 76cm (@ 1.4m). It is co-dominant from 3m (hence the oval trunk). The crown radius 4.5m (S/E/W), with the longest branch out to 8.5m north....& there is a Pee-Wee nest at the very end of that branch.
Easy enough to ID Woolybutt...with capsules in 3's, and hanging on long peduncles (which it seems to hold on to...saves scatching around on the ground), and the leaves tend to be a bit sickle-shaped. |