In Tasmania or New Zealand E. aggregata (syn E. rodwayi), E. camphora, E. crenulata, E. gunnii & E. gunnii divaricata are tolerant of waterlogging. They grow naturally on undrained peat moors with water above the surface for at least six months of the year. They will also tolerate stagnant water just below the surface unlike poplar and willow which require fresh water. They are, however, stunted on soils waterlogged all the time. In New Zealand Southland E. aggregata (syn E. rodwayi) & E. gunnii are planted on very poor sites on which no other trees will grow.
In New South Wales E. stellulata grows under similar conditions.
All the above species will adapt to well drained to dry soils.
On poorly drained sheltered areas, to help the trees to establish, plant on small 'dollops' of soil above the water table. This is not so successful in windy poorly drained sites.
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