Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus leucoxylon

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus leucoxylon is an evergreen tree that usually grows 15 - 50 metres tall, though on dry, rocky hills it can be reduced to a mallee only 2 - 6 metres tall[ 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 straight, cylindrical bole can be unbranched for around half of the height of the tree and around 60 - 80cm in diameter[ 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 tyree is harvested from the wild for maily local use as a wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales

HabitatOpen woodland in areas with cool often frosty winters and hot summers; at elevations from 160 - 600 metres[ 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. , 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. ].