Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus sideroxylon is an evergreen tree; it can grow up to 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 120cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 601 Title The Useful Native Plants of Australia. Publication Author Maiden J.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Turner & Co.; London. Year 1889 ISBN Description Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree yields an excellent quality wood as well as an essential oil and tannins. It is commonly harvested from the wild and has often been planted outside its native range. This is one of three species of tree that produce a much sought-after, immensely strong and durable timber known as 'Red Ironbark'[ 1097 Title Australian Timber handbook Publication Author Wallis N.K. Publisher Angus & Robertson; Sydney Year 1970 ISBN 0-207-12053-6 Description A comprehensive book about the uses of timber in Australia, it includes a section with information on the properties of the more commonly used woods in Australia ]. It grows well in Mediterranean climates and is also planted in places such as DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and South Africa[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. Eucalyptus sideroxylon is also planted as a shade and ornamental tree, and the flowers provide bee forage[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAustralia - northern Victoria, New South Wales and southeast Queensland.

HabitatPoor shallow soils in undulating woodland[ 167 Title A Field Guide to Australian Trees. Publication Author Holliday. I. and Hill. R. Publisher Frederick Muller Ltd. Year 1974 ISBN 0-85179-627-3 Description A well illustrated and very readable book, but it does not contain much information for the plant project. ]. Usually found on poor shallow soils, including sands, gravels, ironstones and clays; frequent in gold-bearing country; at elevations up to 600 metres[ 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. ].