This iconic Australian tree is grown for shade and emergency stock feed. Its flowers are produced in summer. It is often found in groves on limestone outcrops, growing up to 20m tall.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Trees 7 metres +
- Root size
- 100 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost, Salt
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants, Water efficient plants, Wagga Wagga (Salt Tolerant)
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- Summer
- Colours
- Green, Red, Pink
- Gardens
- Native