Scientific Name: Eucalyptus bancroftii
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Pronunciation:you-cal-LIPT-us ban-CROFT-ee-eye
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Common Name:Tumbledown Gum
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Type:
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Family:MYRTACEAE
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Flowers:White, spring, summer
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Fruit:Woody fruit to 8mm
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Vegetation Type:Coastal heath
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Species List:Emu Swamp, Coolum High, Fraser Island, Eucalypt Forest Trees, - Emu Swamp BHNR,
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:
Timber: reddish-brown in colour, brittle
Bush medicine: Diarrhoea and dysentery - kino (gum) solution drunk.
Nectar sucked from flowers. Water extracted from roots.
Bush medicine: Pad of chewed leaves often placed on wound to heal.; leaves and oil prescribed for everything.
Identification Notes
Small eucalypt with a growth form which is often attractively twisted. Alternative, curved leathery leaves. Weathered bark is smooth and grey, but new bark underneath is salmon pink/orange.
Associated Fauna
Bird attracting|
Landscaping Notes
Modest size, attractive growth form and bark colour makes this a very ornamental species. Dense spreading crown for sunny, well-drained situations. Main uses: as shade or ornamental tree.