Eucalypts

EUCALYPTS ONLINE COURSE

Become an expert with identification and culture of Eucalypts

This is an excellent introduction to the genus Eucalyptus, covering identification, culture (propagation, soils, landscape uses, feeding), and uses. Throughout the course you build both a knowledge of the group as a whole, and of the range of species you can identify

Lesson Structure

There are 8 lessons in this course:

1. Introduction
   • Scope and Nature of Eucalypts
   • Taxonomy; Review of the system of plant identification
   • General characteristics of the Myrtaceae Family
   • Subdivisions of the genus Eucalyptus
   • Popular subdivision into gums, box, stringybark, messmate, mallees, etc
   • Hybrid Eucalypts
   • History of Eucalypt taxonomy; botanical renaming and Corymbia
   • Plant Name Pronunciation
   • Eucalypt Flower Structure; inflorescence, flowers
   • Eucalypt leaf structure
   • Resources and further Information; nurseries, seed, herbaria, etc.
2. Culture
   • Soils and Soil Structure
   • Soil Chemistry
   • Nutrition
   • Fertilizers
   • Summary of Eucalypt characteristics and culture
   • Planting technique
   • Tree Guards
   • Pest & disease that are commonly found on Eucalypts
   • Watering
   • Weed Control
   • Soil Testing
3. Propagation
   • Scope and nature of Eucalypt Propagation
   • Treatment of Seed during Germination
   • Substrates for starting seed
   • Transplanting Seedlings
   • Potting up
4. Commonly grown Varieties of Eucalypts
   • Scope and Nature of Eucalypt Culture in Australia and elsewhere around the World
   • Review of many commonly cultivated Eucalyptus and Corymbia species
5. Other important groups.
   • Introduction
   • Hybrid Eucalypts
   • Why Breed Eucalypts
   • Review of Mallee Eucalypts
   • Review of Gums
6. Lesser grown varieties.
   • Boxes
   • Bloodwoods
   • Peppermints
   • Strigybarks
   • Ironbarks
7. Making the best use of Eucalypts
   • Introduction
   • Timber Production
   • Oil Production
   • Where to Plant Eucalypts; amenity trees, natural and bush gardens, xeriscapes
   • Agroforestry
   • Techniques for Planting on SlopesPlanting on Arid Sites
   • Growing in Dry Areas; overcoming dry conditions, sandy soils
   • Eucalypts and Fire Management
   • Windbreak Planting
   • Plant Selection
   • Understanding Plant Interelationships
8. Special Assignment
   • Problem Based Learning Project
   • Plan the establishment of a collection of different cultivars of Eucalypts
   • eg. Gums, Mallees, Tall Trees, Short Trees, or Dryland Species, suited to growing in a specified locality.

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Aims

• Describe the classification of Eucalypts.
• Discuss general cultural requirements for growing Eucalypts.
• Propagate Eucalypts.
• Differentiate between identifiable characteristics and cultural requirements in a number of commonly cultivated Eucalypts.
• Discuss characteristics of a wider range of Eucalypt species.
• Describe commercial uses for a range of different Eucalyptus species.
• Plan the establishment of a collection of different cultivars of Eucalypts (eg. Gums, Mallees, Tall Trees, Short Trees, Dryland Species), suited to growing in a specified locality.

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