Eucalyptus saligna
| Agro-ecological Zone |
|---|
| Lowlands |
| Growth rate | Management practices | Invasiveness | Leafing Phenology | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | Coppicing | No | Evergreen | Kenya |
| Country | Rainfall | Temperature | Altitude | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 800-1800 | -2 to 8-24 to 33 | 0-1100 | Best development occurs on good quality, alluvial sandy loams. Other soils include Podsols and volcanic loams. Soils it prefers are generally moist but well drained |
| Common names/English | Kamba | Kikuyu |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney blue gum/Blue gum | Musilikini | Mubau/Munyua mai |
| Propagation Method | Seed shelf life | Pre-sowing seed treatment | Seed Dispersal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedlings, direct sowing | Long (several years) | unknown |
| Family | Products | Niche | AFD Taxon | AFD Link | Useful Tropical Plant Taxon | Useful Tropical Plant Link | Ecological Services | PROTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtaceae | Income, Firewood, Charcoal, Timber for construction, Household tools, Medicine, Fodder, Bee Forage, Bean stakes | Cropland boundary, Scatterd in homestead, Homestead boundary/live fence, Woodlot | Eucalyptus saligna | Link | Eucalyptus saligna Sm | Link | Wind break |
| Origin | Location |
|---|---|
| Exotic | Kiambu |