{"product_id":"eucalyptus-globulus-bicostata","title":"Eurabbie - Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEurabbie - Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEurabbie is the tablelands subspecies of southern blue gum, distinguished in the field by flower buds carried in threes rather than singly, and it is a genuinely big, fast forest tree. \u003cem\u003eEucalyptus globulus\u003c\/em\u003e subsp. \u003cem\u003ebicostata\u003c\/em\u003e throws striking silver-blue juvenile foliage on young plants, then matures to long dark green sickle leaves on a straight trunk with smooth shedding bark over a rough stocking at the base. It is a tree for acreage, shelterbelts and rural revegetation, not for a suburban backyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Eurabbie\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Speed\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the faster growing eucalypts, useful when shelter or screening is needed within a few seasons.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJuvenile Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Young plants carry rounded, glaucous blue-silver leaves that are highly ornamental in themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: The tablelands origin makes it hardier to frost and cold than the coastal blue gum.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTimber and Shelter Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Straight-trunked and vigorous, long used for farm windbreaks and plantation work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNectar Source\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cream flowers over the warmer months feed bees and honeyeaters heavily.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm windbreak\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in rows across prevailing wind on rural blocks in southern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural revegetation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reinstating canopy on cleared tableland country within its natural range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge property specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree well clear of buildings, where its final scale is not a problem.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast rural screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blocking a distant view or neighbouring shed quickly on acreage.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m in a shelterbelt row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 to 15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, timed to reliable rainfall\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, moderately fertile, free draining soils give the best growth, tolerates a range of soils but not permanent waterlogging or salinity\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply every week or two through the first summer, then let it fend for itself, as this species grows fast enough without encouragement. Keep grass and weed competition off the root zone for the first two years and site it a long way from houses, driveways and services given the mature size and limb weight.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 to 30m, taller on good forest sites\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e South eastern Australia, the tablelands of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and eastern Victoria\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream to white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795356516638,"sku":"ND-0693-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/ZThFuzGV6nga0gdPaWdsv_o77KJUWr.jpg?v=1787314116","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/eucalyptus-globulus-bicostata","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}