title: Grey gum
text: # Grey gum
  
  Grey gum is a common name for several similar types of Eucalyptus trees.
  
  The large-fruited grey gums are four related species found in eastern Australia:
  
  * Eucalyptus punctata of the Sydney Basin is the best known
  * E. longirostrata from eastern Queensland
  * E. biturbinata from the New England region
  * E. canaliculata from the vicinity of Gloucester and Dungog in central-northern New South Wales.
  
  The small-fruited grey gums are:
  
  * Eucalyptus propinqua of the New South Wales central coast
  * Eucalyptus major of southeastern Queensland
  