Swamp Gum - native (Eucalyptus ovata)

Swamp Gum usually grows in damp or water-logged areas, such as the damp flats of forests to the south. It replaces River Red Gum along streams in the colder wetter forests.

Recognise Swamp Gum by:

• the conical fruit
• the conical cap on the buds
• the broad adult leaves which are wavy, not flat
• the brownish bark
• the location: low-lying and swampy areas, or close to southern streams.

The trunk and lower branches are often rough-barked.

Name: ovata: with oval leaves.

1: Swamp Gum. Ballan. 2: Buds, flowers and leaves. Wonthaggi.

3: Swamp Gum. Woodend North. 4: Juvenile leaves. Wendouree wetlands.
5: Undulate leaves. MacArthur Park. 6: Fruit. French Island.