Messmate honey
Eucalyptus obliqua
Honey from the messmate, a tall forest eucalypt of south-eastern Australia that flowers in summer. It is one of the darkest Australian honeys, especially from wetter districts.
- Origin
- Victoria, Tasmania, south-eastern Australia
- Colour
- 120 mm · dark amber
- Plant
- Eucalyptus obliqua · eucalyptus →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
This Tasmanian species was used in 1788 to describe the whole genus, giving us the word ‘Eucalyptus’.
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