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unusual facts about Gum tree



Black-lyre Leafroller Moth

The species is primarily known as a pest of Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), but the caterpillars feed on various other trees with fleshy fruit, such as Citrus, hawthorns (Crataegus), persimmons and ebonies (Diospyros), gum trees (Eucalyptus), fuchsias (Fuchsia) and grapevines (Vitis).

Erechthias diaphora

They have been recorded hiding underneath loose bark on Wattles and Gum trees.

Gulbenkian Park

The natural vegetation chosen consists of feathery pampas grass, Brazilian pepper (schinnis terrebinthus) tree with small leaves, ribbon gum, Turkey oak, eucalyptus and poplars.

Pearl Corkhill

They wore gum tree leaves on their capes, and gave small packets of cigarettes and matches to the Australians who were interned at the hospital as gifts.


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Bradman Oval

The Camden Woollybutt is the main gum tree species surrounding the playing surface.

Eucalyptus chapmaniana

A sample of the Bogong Snow Gum tree is planted in the Maranoa Gardens in Balwyn, Victoria and is identified by a plaque.

Gonipterus scutellatus

The egg parasite Anaphes nitens, a wasp which is native to Australia, has been introduced to other countries as a biological control agent to control the gum tree weevil.

Patawalonga River

'Patawalonga', literally from the local Kaurna Indigenous language, is derived from 'Pattawilya + -ngga', the component parts being: Patta, which means a swamp gum tree (Eucalyptus ovata) and wilya meaning a branch while -ngga is a suffix used to indicate that the name is a location, patta-wilya-ngga the place of the branches of the swamp gum.