Hardy Eucalyptus Board: American Plantsman Discovers Eucalyptus Hybrid (our Ian Barclay, of course!)

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American Plantsman Discovers Eucalyptus Hybrid (our Ian Barclay, of course!)

Posted by Gus on 2/25/2008, 10:57 am
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New Hybrid Eucalyptus discovered in the Pacific Northwest
Barclay's Hybrid Eucalyptus crenulata x nitens found in the USA

Gustavo Iglesias Trabado
GIT Forestry Consulting - Consultoría y Servicios de Ingeniería Agroforestal - www.git-forestry.com - EUCALYPTOLOGICS

Fig 1: Juvenile foliage and flower bud clusters of Eucalyptus crenulata (Buxton Silver Gum)

Fig. 2: Adult foliage and flower bud clusters of Eucalyptus nitens (Shining Gum)

We have already discussed in EUCALYPTOLOGICS some examples of Eucalyptus hybrids as E. urograndis (E. urophylla x grandis), E. gundal (E. gunnii x dalrympleana) or E. nitobulus (E. nitens x globulus). Many other examples exist as a result of natural crosses in their native Australian habitats or as an indirect result of human activity after planting compatible trees overseas and letting them cross-breed. For the last 100 years growers have been periodically reporting such cases from the four corners of the world. And today we report what seems to be a new hybrid case: Eucalyptus crenulata x nitens!