Eucalyptus blakelyi Blakely’s red gum

This smooth-barked eucalypt sometimes has rough bark at its base. The small buds in groups of 7–15 have long conical opercula, a distinguishing feature. Branchlets and buds are sometimes covered with a white wax. Juvenile leaves are oval-shaped. Two planted in 2008 grow in the Bracewell Memorial Grove in the Arboretum, raised from seed collected two years earlier from Professor Ron Bracewell’s experimental planting site on Alpine Road.

Related material: Eucalyptus checklist | Eucalypt voucher gallery.