White tree at Batton Hill camp.

[Slunnie]

I know this is a long shot...

At Batton Hill camp at the top of the Hay River track there is a camp ground on the other side of the fence to Lindsay Bookies normal campground. It was put in just over 1 year ago to what I think is the North side of the camp.

The campground surrounds this fantastic white barked tree, actually we all camped under it while we were there. Sadly I didn't take a pic of the tree, probably the only thing I missed while there!

Does anybody know by any chance what type of tree this is?

TIA

[Slunnie]

NM! You're a champion! Thats the one, thank you for this.

I guess you dont know what type of gum?

I don't think it will be suitable climatically for where I live, but I thought that I would sus it out anyway.

[Tank]

I think thet're called Ghost Gums, Regards Frank.

[Bushie]

It's actually a Eucalyptus Idunosium.


Martyn

[Slunnie]

Thank you for all of this info.

Its such a spectacular tree, I was thinking to plant one in the middle of my paddock - for shade, but also for its brilliant white highlight trunk and foliage pattern. I'll check it out to see if it is compatible here, which is just outside of Orange as it regularly goes below zero and severe frosting is the normal with the occasional snow.

Another option if it isn't suited to the area (its not listed in my "Australian Native Plants to grow in and around Orange" book) may possibly be the Snow gum which seems to also have a similar striking white trunk - though I haven't seen one for a long time - the ghost gum I really like though.

[crump]

A lot of the trees formerly of the genus Eucalyptus now belong to the genus Corymbia so keep that in mind in your search, the one in the pic looks like C.aparrerinja , the Central Australian Ghost gum.

[Slunnie]

Well, now that my google is burnt out.


Looks like I can get Ghost Gum (Eucalyptus Papuana or Coryembia Aparraringa - 10-18m) seeds through the mail, so I might have a crack at growing a couple of these from seed and just see how things go. It would be grand if I can make it work here for a feature tree in the paddock.



Likewise, I might also try to get a mallee'd up Dwarf/Wolgan Snow gum (Eucalyptus Gregsoniana - 3m) for the back. Very cool.

[crump]

while where on arid zone plants I put these seeds in 4 months ago.(I'm very proud.)

[Xavie]

Slunnie, I suggest if you can get your hands on a couple just give it a try even if it doesn't seem like it will grow. I say this because living in the mountains I'm often told things won't live but when you try them you get a 50/50 split and somehow they do survive and go well a reasonable amount of the time.

I think that tree looks great too.

Xav

[Slunnie]

Crump, nice job on the Desert pea!

Xav, thanks for that. Thats not bad at all. I thought that I'd buy a pack of seeds and see how it all goes. If it doesn't work then nothing lost, but if it does work.... then excellent!