Black Gum at Kowen, ACT
Identification history
| Eucalyptus aggregata | 27 Oct 2023 | natureguy | ||
| Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata | 27 Oct 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Eucalyptus aggregata | 27 Oct 2023 | Steve818 |
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3 mature, and numerous seedlings and saplings - at least 17. All healthy. There is a dead mature black gum nearby.
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Steve818
wrote:
10 Jul 2024
Sighting photos include two of the foliage from seedling and young sapling black gums - notice the variation in juvenile leave shape, from narrow elliptical to oval and ovate. This is a known variation in black gum juvenile foliage https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/eucalyptus_aggregata.htm
The successful regeneration of black gums after the 2018-19 drought was helped by removal of environmental weeds to reduce competition. The Parks and Biosecurity Rangers are managing this high conservation site very carefully: Serrated tussock (spot sprayed) and blackberry (manual removal only as too risky to spray herbicide near the black gums). Grazing is being reviewed to ensure the best regime for the recruitment of more black gums.
The successful regeneration of black gums after the 2018-19 drought was helped by removal of environmental weeds to reduce competition. The Parks and Biosecurity Rangers are managing this high conservation site very carefully: Serrated tussock (spot sprayed) and blackberry (manual removal only as too risky to spray herbicide near the black gums). Grazing is being reviewed to ensure the best regime for the recruitment of more black gums.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.384254-35.319172
- Altitude 811.0m
- Places Kowen, ACT
Sighting information
- 21 Abundance
- 10 Jul 2024 02:35 PM Recorded on
- Steve818 Recorded by
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Eucalypt health surveillance - ACT & NSW Southern Tablelands
Additional information
- 130 Circumference of trunk (cm)
- Greater than 5 metres Plant height
- Alive / healthy Plant health
Species information
- Eucalyptus aggregata Scientific name
- Black Gum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 811m Recorded at altitude
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