About Eucalyptus fulgens Rule
Eucalyptus fulgens Rule is a tree that typically reaches a height of 20 meters (66 feet) and forms a lignotuber. It has thick, fibrous dark grey bark on its trunk and larger branches, while thin branches sometimes have smooth bark. Young plants have sessile or shortly petiolate, elliptical to lance-shaped leaves that measure 40–105 mm (1.6–4.1 in) long and 18–35 mm (0.71–1.38 in) wide. Adult leaves are lance-shaped to curved, glossy green on both sides, 90–245 mm (3.5–9.6 in) long and 13–40 mm (0.51–1.57 in) wide, borne on a petiole 10–35 mm (0.39–1.38 in) long. Flower buds are arranged in leaf axils on an unbranched peduncle 2–9 mm (0.079–0.354 in) long, with individual buds attached to pedicels 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long. Mature buds are oval to spindle-shaped, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) wide, with a conical operculum. Flowering takes place in autumn, and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody, hemispherical or cup-shaped capsule that is 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) wide, with valves located near or slightly above the rim level. This eucalypt grows in heavy soils overlying sandstone in the area between Healesville, Woori Yallock and Driffield in the Latrobe Valley. In horticulture, this species is suitable for use as a shade tree in moist, but not waterlogged areas, and it attracts birds and butterflies.
