{"product_id":"eucalyptus-ovata","title":"Swamp Gum - 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 - Eucalyptus ovata\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost eucalypts sulk in wet ground. \u003cem\u003eEucalyptus ovata\u003c\/em\u003e was built for it, occurring naturally on the poorly drained flats, swamp margins and heavy clay soils of Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales. It carries broad, glossy, egg shaped leaves on a spreading crown with rough grey bark at the base grading to smooth above, and it flowers white through the cooler months. Where a site floods after rain and everything planted there has failed, this is the tree that will not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Swamp Gum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Ground Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles seasonal inundation and heavy clay that drowns nearly every other tree of comparable size.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBroad Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: Glossy dark green, distinctly oval foliage gives a fuller canopy than the narrow leaved gums.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Season Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: White flower clusters open from autumn through winter into spring, supporting nectar feeders in the lean months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Frost hardy across the cool temperate south, including Tasmania and the Victorian highlands.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: A recognised food tree in swamp woodland communities and an important species in southern revegetation work.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Site Rehabilitation\u003c\/strong\u003e: The standard choice for damp flats, drainage lines and dam surrounds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural Shelterbelt\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted through windbreaks where ground stays boggy through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndigenous Revegetation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used in swamp woodland restoration across Victoria and Tasmania.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Property Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: A broad crowned shade tree for acreage where its eventual size is not a constraint.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m in a shelterbelt\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding planting into standing water\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tolerates heavy clay, poor drainage and seasonal waterlogging, and also grows well on ordinary well drained loam, though not on hot dry sandy sites\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant slightly proud on a low mound if the site holds standing water for long periods, and water weekly through the first summer if the ground dries out. Keep competing grass cleared for a metre around the trunk and stake only where wind exposure demands it.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 to 25m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 12m\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 Victoria, Tasmania, south eastern 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":59795356582174,"sku":"ND-0713-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/3zbhMfm0t5K9UjAMxsQkl_U8pkJgUs.jpg?v=1787314117","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/eucalyptus-ovata","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}