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Director: Dr Jennifer Gardner
Waite Arboretum
Urrbrae House - Waite Campus
The University of Adelaide
SA 5064
AUSTRALIA
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  Eucalyptus 'Urrbrae Gem'

Eucalyptus 'Urrbrae Gem'
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Eucalypt collection

The Eucalypt Collection contains over 900 specimens representing more than 340 species and subspecies. Most of these have been grown from seed collected in the wild. There are also some unique hybrids which originated at the Waite Institute.

'Urrbrae Gem' was a chance seedling discovered at the Waite Arboretum in 1956. The female parent is Eucalyptus erythronema and the male parent is thought to be Eucalyptus stricklandii. The tree is very ornamental with an attractive grey trunk and showy red blossoms. Research has being undertaken at the University of Adelaide to vegetatively propagate this hybrid.