Detail
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Eucalyptus platypus
Round-leaved Moort
Notes

Uses: Ornamental small Eucalypt with pretty soft creamy yellow flowers in Spring and Summer. It has smooth grey bark that comes off in strips in Summer and Autumn to reveal new pinkish growth. The plant's dense habit makes it useful tree as a windbreak.
Responds well to pruning and coppicing.
Can be vulnerable to splitting so care should be taken when choosing a location.
The flowers are bee attracting.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-open Open
  • Height 3-8m
  • Spread 3-8m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Myrtaceae
  • Botanical Name Eucalyptus platypus
  • Common Name Round-leaved Moort
  • Origin WA
  • Habit Dense, spreading
  • Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Rock, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost, Pollution, Light frost, Heavy frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Yellow
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Foliage Bluish-green
  • Flower Type Eucalypt-type
  • Purpose Ornamental, Wind protection, Habitat, Screen
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Smooth
  • Form Medium Tree (Usually between 5m & 11m)