Flooded gum
A fast-growing eastern Australian eucalypt grown in large plantations in Brazil, Uruguay and South Africa, where it contributes much to eucalyptus honey.
- Nectar
- Good
- Pollen
- Good
- Flowering
- Flowering time varies with region and rainfall.
- Height
- 40-55 m
- Life cycle
- Perennial
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Flooded gum is a tall, straight-stemmed tree of the moist valley and coastal forests of eastern Australia. Because it grows fast, it is planted on very large areas in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and South Africa for timber and pulp, often as hybrids. Its flowers are small but plentiful; they give nectar and pollen, and in plantation regions it is an important source for beekeepers.
Flowering
In the southern hemisphere it flowers in the cool part of the year; flowering varies with tree age, climate and year and is not regular every year.
Honey and pollen
Honey from the plantations is usually sold under the general name of eucalyptus honey; a commercial honey name for this single species is not common. The pollen helps colonies get through the winter period in good strength.
Note for the beekeeper
It is frost-sensitive and is hardly grown in Turkey or Europe. In plantations, the felling schedule changes the apiary's yield from year to year.