River red gum honey
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
A light amber, heavy-bodied honey from Eucalyptus camaldulensis, which lines Australia’s rivers, creeks and billabongs. It is the same tree behind Mediterranean eucalyptus honey, here in its native range.
- Origin
- Murray–Darling Basin (New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia)
- Colour
- 68 mm · light amber
- Taste
- full-bodied, fruity, eucalyptus
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Eucalyptus camaldulensis · eucalyptus →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
It crystallises readily and quickly; river red gum is one of Australia’s most widespread eucalypts.
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