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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: • Tree to 35 m high with an open, straggly crown of dull, green to grey-green foliage and typical ‘ironbark’ • Bark light to dark grey or black, deeply and coarsely furrowed, extending to small branches, impregnated with reddish resin • Leaves dull green to greyish green, 7–15 cm long, 0.9–1.7 cm wide • Buds club- or diamond-shaped, flowers white, in clusters of 7–11; flowering May to August • Seed capsules cup-shaped, 3–6 mm across • Other ironbark species have larger fruit WHERE IT GROWS & WHY: • Widespread in grassy or dry eucalypt forest and woodland • Occurs on undulating plains and low plateaux in dry areas and on ridges and higher slopes in higher rainfall regions • Grows on a variety of soils including sands, sandy loams and clay loams • Often found growing with cypress pine, belah, bull oak or brigalow on dry inland sites • Prefers summer rainfall MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE: • Useful for shade, shelter and honey production; has potential for farm forestry • Valuable habitat for native birds and insects • 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 Issued subject to the copyright and disclaimer statements at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/legal