EUCALYPTS OF WA

Malcolm French began his interest in eucalypts in the 1980’s, when he grew eucalypts for his family farm at Rylstone in NSW. As the plants grew so did his interest in them, and it wasn’t long before he began growing more eucalypts and his desire to learn more about them became a passion.

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Malcolm moved to Perth in 1993, which proved a bonus as the move provided the opportunity to study the vast diversity of eucalypts in WA alongside his work in agribusiness. In 1997 Malcolm published his first book on Western Australian eucalypts, The Special Eucalypts of Perth and the South-West.

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During his work in the Agri-sector, Malcolm became passionate about the large, diverse wheatbelt region of WA. In 2013 Malcolm published the comprehensive book, Eucalypts of Western Australia’s Wheatbelt to assist in identification and importantly to assist in plant selection for planting across the wheatbelt. For this work, in 2015 Malcolm was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for conservation and the environment in WA.

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Since 2008 Malcolm has been a Research Associate at the Western Australian Herbarium undertaking research, identifying eucalypt specimens and providing taxonomic advice.

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In 2019, Malcolm co-authored with Dean Nicolle, Eucalypts of Western Australia: The South-west Coast and Ranges.  A second updated edition of this book was published in 2024.

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And now, November 2025 the launch of our new book, the Eucalypts of WA - the Goldfields, Malcolm is especially proud to introduce this book which has so many of what he calls amazing, so special eucalypts.

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With 40 years of eucalypt research in hand, Malcolm’s favourite anecdote is “Plants are a promise to the future. Our eucalypts are a big part of the promise. Our pollinators are critical to the promise.”

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Malcolm French

mef@eucalyptsofwa.com.au

0409 990 988

 

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