I'll go and collect you some from my trees. Drop me an e-mail so I can get your address. I'll give them to you. Cheers, Joe

Isn't this forum great! Sooner or later, somebody will have an answer for you.

Seed from a collection may produce some hybrids, keep that in mind when observing the plants resulting from your sowing.

My dalrympleana have hybridized with gunnii. They also self seed. I've found seedlings growing out of my second story rain gutters and beneath the grove. Joe

Joe,

I have planted one of the hybrids from your garden at my place. It's a small seedling but looks quite healthy and vigorous.

Cheers, Barrie (Lantzville)

Thanks everyone... I can hardly wait to get started. From your comments, they don't sound difficult to germinate and grow.... I'll let you know how it goes.

E. parvula hybridizes with many species. When it gets a foot tall or so you can tell if you have the real thing, then plant it out.

Contrary to literature, it is not usually a small tree, except on poor soils and/or exposed sites. Under normal garden conditions, expect a mature size of 60' tall x 80' wide after 30-40 years.

Well, it will eventually be planted in almost pure sand .... but are you kidding? 80ft WIDE? That's twice the size of my house! But since I am already over 70 yrs old, I don't think I'll spend much time worrying about it. I'll be lucky if I see it reach twenty feet!

Not kidding, I've seen one that big! And I think mine is on its way to that size......

The seeds from Banana Joe arrived today, and I am going to plant them indoors in light soil. Or should I be doing something different? And how long did it take for the tree you have to grow so massive?

These seeds may need stratification before planting.
See the link below for Euc seed info.

Cheers, Barrie.

Here is a link that might be useful: Eucalyptus seed info

I just sow all my Parvula seeds and they all germinate. No special treatment with them. If you are worried about that tree getting to big, then just keep it cut back each Spring. You don't have to let it get big. I have many in my garden, and I pruned quite a few feet off the top of a nearly 30'ft specimen. They don't mind it at all. Good Luck, Joe

I have a pair of E. gunnii that are 14.5 years old and 80 ft. tall. Fortunately, they are narrow.

As Joe says, E. parvula is one that germinates readily without any special treatment. Just be sure to give them as much sunlight as possible over the winter.... a bright south facing window would be best.

E. parvula is OK ... So what about E. cordata. Does it require stratification? Joe, I got both from you in mid May this year.

Cheers, Barrie.

E. cordata germinates quickly without cold stratification. It's really a nice tree, too.

Barrie, Like Ian said, just sow and wait. I planted my Cordata in 1996. There is a road lined with 5 of them near town. I sold them to the gardener as 1 gallon specimens just over 4 years ago. You should see how big they are now. They are a very rapid growing tree. Cheers, Joe

Hillier: "making a handsome, medium-sized tree in the British Isles"

Jacobson: "a small, broad tree" - but he also lists a record from San Marino, CA (Huntington Botanical Garden?) for one 44' high in 1993

I've become really intrigued by this.... can't find it listed in Hortiplex. Does it have another name? Also, comments on it's size seem to vary so much.... I plan to live to be 150, so I can finally figure out how big it gets!

E. parvula, formerly known as E. parvifolia. Check out Ian's site for info on E. parvula.

Cheers, Barrie.

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Here is a link that might be useful: Eucalyptus parvula.

That info is out of date.... that is before I saw some huge ones!! Here is one at Western Hills Nursery in California.

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Taxonomic note: E. parvula L. Johnson & K. Hill = E. parvifolia Cambage 1909, and not E. parvifolia Newberry 1895.

Well! All I can say is I am glad I am old and decrepit already, so I won't hear the complaints when that 60 ft giant blocks the roadway!