Eucalyptus melliodora

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Read about Eucalyptus melliodora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Eucalyptus melliodora, Cunn. Honey-scented Gum. Yellow Box. Spreading tree with somewhat drooping habit, to 150 ft. high: bark somewhat persistent below, roughish, brownish gray without, yellowish within, flaking off above, leaving the branches smooth: Lvs. narrow, acuminate, 3-5 in. long: fls. small, the calyx about 2 lines across; lid conic-hemispherical; stamens 2-3 lines long; outer ones sterile; anthers minute, truncate, opening by terminal pores or short slits: fr. distinctly stalked, truncate-globular, under 3 lines thick. Feb.-Aug. F.v.M. Eucal. 2:5. Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucal. 61 (figs. 1-14).—Will grow on poor hillside soil but best growth is made in the valleys. Timber used in Austral, by wheelwrights and shipbuilders: makes excellent fuel: fls. particularly rich in nectar and much sought by bees. CH


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