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EUCALYPTS IN FLORIDA. 

 Table 20. — Eucalypts suitable to Florida; their growth and uses 



Name of species. 



Quality of timber. 



Chief uses. 



Size and rate of growth. 



E. acmenioides, white 

 mahogany. 



E. amygdalina (var. reg- 

 nans), giant eucalypts. 



E. botryoides, bastard 

 mahogany. 



E. citriodora, lemon- 

 scented gum. 



E. cornuta, Yate. 



E. corynocalyx, sugar 

 gum/ 



E. creba, narrow-leaved 

 ironbark. 



E. di versicolor, Kan 



E. eugenioides, w hi t e 

 stringy-bark. 



E. globulus, blue gum 



E. gomphocephala, tooart 

 E. gunnii, cider eucalypt. 



E.maculata, spotted gum. 



E. marginata, jarrah 



E. meliodora, yellow box. 



E. microcorys, tallow 

 wood. 



E. obliqua, messmate. 



E. paniculata, white 

 iron bark. 



Heavy, hard, and clear, 

 but not durable in the 

 soil. 



Splits easily, moder- 

 ately hard, will float 

 in water, not durable 

 in ground. 



Close-grained, sound, 

 and durable. 



Tall, straight tree, flexi- 

 ble, strong, and dur- 

 able except sapwood. 



Very heavy, hard, 

 tough, and elastic. 



Hard and durable in 

 soil; warps but little. 



Hard, tough, and elastic; 

 durable in soil. 



Very dense, superior 

 timber; hard, tough, 

 and elastic. 



Splits easily; easily 

 worked; not very 

 hard; strong and dur- 

 able. 



Hard, heavy, strong, 

 and durable. 



Very heavy, tough, and 

 strong: difficult to 

 split. 



Usually crooked; not 

 durable in ground. 



Tough and durable; 

 bends easilv. 



Hard, dense, and very 

 durable. 



Hard, tough, and dura- 

 able. 



Heavy and strong; pale 

 yellow to brown; very 

 durable; does not 

 shrink or burn readily. 



Straight grained, easily 

 split; second class as 

 timber, but good for 

 rails and shingles. 



Very dense, hard, and 



durable. 



Fuel and general pur- 

 poses except under 

 ground. 



Carpentry, shingles, pal- 

 ings, rails, shipbuild- 

 ing. 



Ornamental tree, wheel- 

 wrights, shingles, 

 fencing, fuel. 



Paving, vehicles, fenc- 

 ing, carpentry. 



Windbreak, vehicles 

 and implements, boat 

 ribs. 



Forest cover, posts and 

 ties, lumber, fuel. 



Posts, ties, poles, piles, 

 vehicles, and bridges. 



Lumber, wheelwrights, 

 paving, shipbuilding, 

 ties, fuel. 



Lumber, rails, posts, 

 bark for roofing, mats, 

 and strings, leaves for 

 oil. 



Forest cover, fuel and 

 oil, windbreaks, lum- 

 ber. 



Timbers, shipbuilding, 

 bridges, and docks. 



Forest cover, fuel, and 

 charcoal. 



Paving, vehicles, imple- 

 ments, planking, and 

 rails. 



Timber, piles, and ties; 

 kino. 



Spokes, rollers, cogs, 

 heavy f r a m e w o r k , 

 poles', posts, and fuel; 

 for honey. 



Building material, pav- 

 ing blocks, posts, rails, 

 ties, vehicles. 



Rough lumber for build- 

 ing; fuel. 



Beams and building ma- 

 terial, vehicles, ties, 

 a^d posts. 



80' high, J' d. b. h. 

 rapid growth, tall. 



400' high, 35' d. b. h.; 

 very large and tall; 

 not very rapid except 

 on rich, fertile soils. 



75'-100'high;6'-8'd.b.h.; 

 finally tall, growth 

 rapid when young. 



Tall, straight, tree grows 

 to large size, some- 

 times 60'-100' in 10-15 

 years. 



Usually not of great 

 height; rapid growth. 



50'-150'high:5'-6'd.b.h.; 

 rapid growth; tall and 

 straight, little taper. 



Slender and straight: 

 maximum height 90'; 

 maximum d. b. h. 3'. 



100'-350' high; 6'-20' 

 d. b. h.; tall and 

 straight, fairly rapid 

 growth. 



150'-200' high; tall, large 

 tree, pyramidal form. 



Large tree, rapid growth 



100'-120' high; 3'-4' 

 d.b.h.: large, symmet- 

 ric \\ tree fairh rapid 

 growth. 



Usually small, often 

 dwarfed, branchy, and 

 irregular. 



90' high; 3' d. b. h.; tall 

 and straight; moder- 

 ate celerity. 



Very large, tall, and 

 slender; often two- 

 thirds clear length. 



Medium size, rather 

 spreading; maximum 

 height, ^250'; maxi- 

 mum d. b. h., 6'-8'. 



Fine timber tree; maxi- 

 mum height, 300'; tall 

 and straight. 



Tall and very rapid 

 growth ; maximu in 

 height, 300'; maxi- 

 mum d. 1). h., 10'. 



Small to medium size, 

 maximum height, 100' 



