Nov 11, 2016
#1182 - Eucalyptus salmonophloia - Salmon Gum
AKA Wuruk or Woonert. Salmon Gums and native to Western Australia, and can grow to about 30m high, and live for 150 years, but given how useful the wood is for railway sleepers and mine supports let alone firewood, the population of mature trees anywhere near towns and rail lines isn’t what it used to be.
That said, it’s an excellent species in rehabilitation areas, being fast-growing, and drought and frost resistant, and does well in poor soils.
Wongan Hills, at the Christmas Rock reserve, where Salmon Gums are in such low numbers that individual trees have become landmarks.