Medium to large tree. Flowers are cream or pink or red in colour. Flowering occurs in summer and autumn. Eucalyptus calophylla grows to about 40m high. It produces large nuts that carry seeds that provide an important food source for some species of parrots including cockatoos. Require well drained soils, and is drought tolerant once established.
- Type
- Native
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Medium Trees & shrubs 3 - 7 metres
- Root size
- 4 metres
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Zones
- 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
- Drought
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Habitat plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- Summer
- Colours
- Green, Red, Pink
- Gardens
- Backyard Garden, Mediterranean Garden