Rough grey-bark which is darker at the base and sheds in late summer to reveal a paler, cream, brown or bluish grey bark. Leaves are rounded and are dull dark green in colour. Flowers are produced in threes and are either white, pink or red in colour. Flowering mainly occurs in summer but can also occur through autumn or winter. Eucalyptus leucoxylon can grow to about 15m high and 20m wide. Good in compacted soils.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Minimal
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Trees 7 metres +
- Root size
- 4 metres
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Zones
- Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Tolerances
- Frost, Salt
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Wagga Wagga (Salt Tolerant)
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Colours
- Green, Red, White, Pink
- Gardens
- Native