Mindanao Gum - Eucalyptus deglupta

• Fast growing evergreen tree.
• Can grow up to 195 ft. tall with some specimens growing to 250 ft. tall.
• The bowl can sometimes take up to 50-70% of the tree height.
• Widely known for its wood which is traded all over the world. 
• Species grown in humid rain forests. 
• Due to attractive bark and quick growth, it is commonly used as an ornamental tree.
• Native to Southeast Asia, Philippines, and New Guinea.
• Large doses of its oil of eucalyptus has caused fatalities from intestinal irrigation. 

     (Source: UTP, 2014)

• Moderate wind and salt tolerance.
• Large puffs of white flowers appear in spring.

     (Source: Rauch, 2000)

• Harold L. Lyon planted first seeds from New Guinea in 1939.
• A french botanist gave it its name "Eucalyptus" which means "well covered".

     (Source: Majesty II, 1991)