The humble spotted gum is a world class urban tree. Here’s why

Most of us find it very difficult to identify different species of eucalypt. You often hear people say they all look the same.

Of course, they don’t. There are over 700 species of the iconic tree genus, and they can be very different in form, height, flowers and colors.

With all this variety, it’s nice to have a few species we can identify from meters away, just from looking at…