Eucalyptus eugenioides

Family Myrtaceae

Thin-leaved Stringy bark

Tree to 30 m high with persistent grey to red-brown stringy bark. Longevity more than 100 years.

Flowers: White, March - September.

Fruit: Woody capsule to 8 mm long, retained on tree for about 12 months.

Seed: Dispersed locally. No soil stored seedbank. Non dormant and germinates without treatment.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

  • Woodland habitat
  • Rare in woodland at the Australian Botanic Garden
  • Resprouts from epicormic buds after fire

Ecology of Cumberland Plain Woodland

Eucalyptus eugenioides tree

Eucalyptus eugenioides bark

Eucalyptus eugenioides flower