Corymbia torelliana

Common Name: Torell's eucalyptus

Family: Myrtaceae

Common Synonyms: Eucalyptus torelliana

USDA Hardiness Zone: 9a - 11

Growth Habit: Tree

Origin: Australian rainforests

FISC Category: -

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: specimen vouchered in 2001

IFAS Assessment:

• North: INVASIVE
• Central: INVASIVE
• South: INVASIVE

Description

Evergreen tree to 30 m tall, bark rough grey to black on lower trunk, smooth gray-green above. Alternate or opposite leaves, simple, leathery and rough to touch, ovate to 20 cm long and 11 cm wide, with wavy margins. Small creamy white flowers in clusters with numerous stamens. Fruit a large, nearly round woody capsule with many reddish seeds.

Habitat

Disturbed sites, open woodlands

Comments

Vouchered from Palm Beach and Lee Co.

Control Methods

• Manual: NA
• Chemical: NA
• Biological: NA

Control Notes

No specific recommendations available. <i>Eucalyptus globulus</i> (Tasmanian blue gum) was best controlled by glyphosate, relative to imazapyr, tricolpyr 3A & 4, and picloram+2,4-D. [https://wric.ucdavis.edu/information/natural%20areas/wr_E/Eucalyptus.pdf]

References

Booth, T. 2012. Eucalypts and their potential for invasiveness particularly in frost-prone regions. International Journal of Forestry Research 2012: 1-7.

Dave's Garden. 2013. PlantFiles: Cadaga, Cadaghi gumtree, Torell's eucalyptus, Corymbia torelliana. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/71133/. Accessed on December 9, 2013.

Queensland Government. 2013. Weeds of Australia: Fact Sheet - Cadaghi, Eucalyptus torelliana. http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/03030800-0b07-490a-8d04-0605030c0f01/media/Html/Corymbia_torelliana.htm. Accessed on December 10, 2013.

Virginia Tech. 2013. vTREE: Cadagi. http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=745. Accessed on December 10, 2013.