Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark)
Natural Range – Foothills of Victoria, the Southern Highlands and Northern Tablelands of NSW.
E. macrorhyncha mainly occurs along the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range throughout NSW and Victoria at altitudes between 150-1000m. It is a medium sized stringybark that is stout and straight stemmed with an open rounded crown.
The mean annual rainfall is 500-1000 mm per year.
It tends to occupy ridges and dry slopes and grows best on well drained moderately fertile soils including clay loams. It may withstand up to 70 frosts per year and occasional snow. Although it is generally a short tree, it is known for its good form, particularly in the lower 1/3-2/3rds
of the bole. It saws well producing straight grained even textured reddish brown heartwood that is heavy and finishes well. The Australian rating for durability is class 2-3, i.e. moderately durable. The wood is a pink brown-red colour with densities of 575-775 kg/m3 recorded from
Australian plantations.
This species also does not yet feature in any Australian tree breeding programme, so there are no opportunities for NZDFI to source improved material. Therefore, seed for trials of this species will be collected from wild populations in NSW and Victoria.
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