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Grey Box

A stately eucalypt with pale-grey trunk and often sinuous limbs. A good option for a native shade tree, due to its moderately dense canopy.  This is a very tough tree, tolerant of a wide range of conditions, so a great choice for difficult locations with plenty of space.

 

The small flowers are attractive to insect pollinators and to insect and seed-eating birds. Known for developing hollows when mature, so an important habitat tree for hollow-nesting birds and mammals.

 

Scientific name
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Family
Myrtaceae

Characteristics


Lifeform
Tree
Height
25.0
Width
20.0
Growth rate
Medium
Evergreen
Yes
Perennial
Yes

Growing Conditions


Full Sun
Yes
Semishade
Shade
Cold
-10
Drought tolerance
Waterlogging tolerance
Compaction
Moderately good
Wind
Good
pH
complete range

Uses


Ground cover
Screen
Shade
Yes
Container
Hedge
Windbreak
Yes
Grassy Woodland
Yes
Perennial border
Climber
Native lawn
Shrub Mass
Wetland

Biodiversity


Insect pollinator feeding
Yes
Caterpillar feeding
Bird feeding
Yes
Bird refuge
Lizard feeding
Lizard refuge
Frog refuge
Mammal feeding
Pollinators
Native Bee, Wasp, Butterfly, Moth, Beetle
Larvae
Birds
Foliage insectivores
Mammals

Flowering


Jan
Feb
Yes
Mar
Yes
Apr
Yes
May
Yes
Jun
Yes
Jul
Yes
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec