Eucalyptus exserta

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus exserta is an evergreen tree with an attractive crown; it can grow 15 - 25 metres tall. The bole is usually straight and can be more than half the total height of the tree, it can be up to 100cm in diameter. In dry environments the tree is often small and of a poor form, even reduced to a shrub[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. , 1658 Title Eucalypts for Planting Publication FAO Forestry Series No.11 Author Jacobs M.R. Website http://www.fao.org Publisher FAO; Rome Year 1981 ISBN 92-5-100570-2 Description An excellent publication, rather dated now but with a wealth of information about the Eucalypts. It can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file. ]. The tree is a source of essential oils and is also harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. In spite of the wide area of natural occurrence the wood is in limited supply[ 1658 Title Eucalypts for Planting Publication FAO Forestry Series No.11 Author Jacobs M.R. Website http://www.fao.org Publisher FAO; Rome Year 1981 ISBN 92-5-100570-2 Description An excellent publication, rather dated now but with a wealth of information about the Eucalypts. It can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file. ].