Eucalyptus leucoxylon
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Read about Eucalyptus leucoxylon in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Eucalyptus leucoxylon, F. v. M. (E. gracilipes, Naudin). White Ironbark. Fig. 1431. Tall tree, usually branching below: bark mostly deciduous in irregular strips, smooth, pale: juvenile Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, sessile; adult Lvs. narrow-lanceolate, grayish or dull green: fls. 2-5, mostly 3, long-stalked, white or rarely pink; lid semi-ovate, pointed, about as long as calyx-tube; stamens very unequal, outer ones often Jiin. long and usually sterile; anthers truncate, opening by apical pores; stigma much dilated: fr. obovoia, truncate, scarcely contracted at orifice, 4-5 lines across; rim thick. Nov.- April. F.v.M. Eucal. 1:4. Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucal. 56 (figs. 1-12). R.H. 1901, p. 500.—Grows best near the coast and where there is plenty of rain but will endure considerable drought and poor soil: withstands minimum temperatures of 15-20°. Valuable bee tree, yielding an excellent honey. Timber superior to that of almost any other eucalypt for certain purposes: hard and durable, pale brown or white: used in carpentry and wheelwrights' work; also for ax-handles, railroad-ties, and underground work. The form with pink fls. is highly ornamental. Var. purpurea, Hort., has bright purple fls. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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