Posted by talford in Tx Z9a on 7/25/2007, 8:44 pm, in reply to "Eucalyptus sideroxylon `Rosea´ images (for Tom/Pearland and everyone else)" Some references list this tree as blooming all year. There should be a lot of wildlife benefit to such a tree -insectivors and nectaring birds. I have Orchard orioles comming through here on their return migration to Mexico and Central America, and they really forage the nectar bearing plants such as Erythrina,Hamelia patens,etc. - a really colorful and fun bird. And ,of course, I think the hummingbirds would flock to such a tree. Tom in Pearland(Houston),Tx., Z9a.
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Thank you Gus,beautiful flowers and beautiful leaves, and thanks to Matt Leddy for some of the best shots of this species on the internet.It's been nearly 2 years ,I think, since I checked on the only E. sideroxylon that I know of growing in Houston,Tx..If that tree ever flowers ( the owner said this tree of about 15 years never had), I need to plant the seed.
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