In 1788, French botanist L'Héritier de Brutelle named a rough-barked tree from Tasmania as Eucalyptus obliqua, the first eucalypt to be named. Messmate, or Messmate Stringybark is a common Gippsland tree.
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Messmate grows best in cool, mountain habitats. In ideal conditions, the tree is tall and straight with a coarse fibrous bark extending to the smallest branches.
The species ‘obliqua’ refers to the leaf bases being of unequal length or one side being wider or more round than the other and is a helpful identifier.
Drouin’s most recognised Messmate is the Grandfather Tree in Civic Park. This old, gnarled tree has dominated the locality for probably 200 to 300 years. It contains numerous hollows taken advantage of by some of our urban wildlife.
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You can vote for the Grandfather Tree as your favourite
Drouin tree by emailing drouinsfavouritetree@gmail.com
The winning tree will be announced on National Eucalypt Day at 10am in Alex
Goudie Park in Drouin.
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