{"product_id":"eucalyptus-ovata-mornington-peninsula","title":"Swamp Gum (Mornington Peninsula) - Eucalyptus ovata","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\u003eSwamp Gum (Mornington Peninsula) - Eucalyptus ovata\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwamp Gum is the eucalypt to plant where water sits. \u003cem\u003eEucalyptus ovata\u003c\/em\u003e occupies the seasonally waterlogged flats, drainage lines and heavy clay soils that kill most other trees, and it does it while forming a shapely, spreading crown of glossy dark green leaves on a smooth grey and cream mottled trunk. This is Mornington Peninsula provenance stock, matched to local soils, and it flowers through the cooler months when nectar is scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Swamp Gum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Soil Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It survives and thrives in seasonally inundated ground and heavy clay where other eucalypts drown.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Season Nectar\u003c\/strong\u003e: White flowers open across autumn into spring, a critical food source for honeyeaters, lorikeets and native bees in winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlossy Broad Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rounded, lustrous adult foliage gives a denser, greener canopy than most local eucalypts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMottled Trunk\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bark sheds to leave a smooth grey, cream and pale yellow patchwork on the upper trunk and limbs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocal Habitat Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: It is a keystone species of Peninsula swampy woodland and supports a wide range of local fauna.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Site Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: The default choice for dam surrounds, drainage swales, boggy paddock corners and low lying clay flats.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRiparian Restoration\u003c\/strong\u003e: Standard in creek line and wetland revegetation across Victoria and Tasmania.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural Shade Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its broad spreading crown provides good stock shade in paddocks that flood in winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndigenous Canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used with paperbarks and swamp wattle to rebuild the original vegetation of Peninsula low ground.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn and early spring. On genuinely wet sites plant in spring as water levels drop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Suits heavy clays, loams and seasonally waterlogged soils, and will also grow on ordinary well drained ground. It is the rare eucalypt that does not require good drainage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e On drier sites water fortnightly through the first summer, and on wet sites plant on a slight mound so the crown is not submerged during the first winter. Keep a weed free, mulched circle around the base for the first two years to remove grass competition.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 25m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 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, including Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and southern New South Wales\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795380896030,"sku":"ND-0714-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/UhkyGs5JJkXOgROXkP_O4_QnmyCUvb.jpg?v=1787314676","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/eucalyptus-ovata-mornington-peninsula","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}