Northwest Palms

Hardy Eucalyptus for wet soils

Any suggestions for a hardy variety of Eucalyptus for wet soils (wetlands type)? The soil is also a peat type subsurface with sandy soil a few inches down.

The following thread was started by Mike on February 16, 2009 at 10:18 am PST

you might try camphora, ovata, kitsoniana, neglecta, rodwayi, aggregata, and crenulata. while they tolerate seasonally wet areas during the winter or in coolish summer areas, they may not tolerate a consistantly wet and hot humid bayou in louisiana for example (you did not indicate what your location and climate is like).

The above followup was added by georgeinbandon,oregon on February 16, 2009 at 11:43 am PST.

This will be planted in Ocean Park on the Long Beach peninsula. I have seen a few sightings of eucs on the peninsula already and wanted to plant something myself.

The above followup was added by Mike on February 16, 2009 at 1:05 pm PST.

A lot of people don't realize that good old E. gunnii tolerates poorly drained soil. Also E. parvula, E. urnigera, E. subcrenulata, E. moorei, E. brookeriana, E. barberi, E. strzeleckii, and E. yarraensis can be added to your list. E. perriniana, E. cordata and E. nova-anglica are a little less tolerant but wouldn't be out of the question. For many species, windthrow may become a problem on waterlogged soils - this can be alleviated somewhat by planting in full sun with no other trees or structures for a long distance from the plants.

The above followup was added by Ian on February 16, 2009 at 1:20 pm PST.