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Paddock Plants
Modified 11 October 2010
COMMON NAME
NARROW-LEAVED IRONBARK
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Eucalyptus crebra
FAMILY
MYRTACEAE
CATEGORY
NATIVE TREE
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:
SIMILAR PLANTS:
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Tree to 35 m high with an open, straggly
crown of dull, green to grey-green foliage and
typical ‘ironbark’
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Bark light to dark grey or black, deeply and
coarsely furrowed, extending to small
branches, impregnated with reddish resin
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Leaves dull green to greyish green, 7–15 cm
long, 0.9–1.7 cm wide
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Buds club- or diamond-shaped, flowers white,
in clusters of 7–11; flowering May to August
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Seed capsules cup-shaped, 3–6 mm across
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Other ironbark species have larger fruit
WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:
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Widespread in grassy or dry eucalypt forest
and woodland
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Occurs on undulating plains and low plateaux
in dry areas and on ridges and higher slopes
in higher rainfall regions
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Grows on a variety of soils including sands,
sandy loams and clay loams
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Often found growing with cypress pine, belah,
bull oak or brigalow on dry inland sites
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Prefers summer rainfall
MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:
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Useful for shade, shelter and honey
production; has potential for farm forestry
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Valuable habitat for native birds and insects
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Wood is hard, strong and extremely durable;
used for heavy engineering construction,
poles, railway sleepers and flooring
Tree habit, flower buds and
foliage, seed capsules:
P Milthorpe & M Wynne
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