Eucalyptus mannifera

brittlegum

A medium sized tree growing to 20m. The bark is smooth to ground level and powdery white mottled with grey. It turns shades of pink, red or orange in late spring or summer and sheds in short ribbons. Grey-green lance-shaped leaves and small white flowers.


origin	NSW, ACT, Vic.
cultural notes	Found naturally in poorer, well drained soils. This species prefers an open sunny position.
maintenance	As the common name brittlegum suggests, the wood is quite brittle and this species will occassionally drop branches. Responds well to coppicing.
tolerates	Tolerant of frost, drought and poor soils.
flowering season	Summer and Autumn although flowering season can differ depending on the climate.
flower colour	Clusters of small white flowers from green club-shaped buds. The fruit are dark brown, three valved capsules.
foliage colour	Grey-green lanceolate leaves, prominantly veined, to 12cm in length.
width	up to 5m
height	up to 20m
plant spacing	300cm apart
recommended uses	A handsome tree with an attractive white trunk. Medium sized, it is suitable for many gardens or as a street tree. Care must be taken as to its placement due to its tendency to drop branches unpredictably. Bee attractant.

plant image credits	Danielle Langlois

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