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Eucalyptus odorata
Peppermint Box
Notes

Uses: As a shade or shelter tree in open parks and reserves or as a wind-break and soil control on wider roadside verges.
Attracts nectar eating birds and insects for food and habitat.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-open Open
  • Height 7-20m
  • Spread 6-15m
  • Position
    • position-partshade Part Shade
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Myrtaceae
  • Botanical Name Eucalyptus odorata
  • Common Name Peppermint Box
  • Origin SA, Vic
  • Habit Open, Moderately dense
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Rock, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Autumn, Winter
  • Foliage Dark-green
  • Flower Type Bell
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat, Shade, Wind protection
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Rough
  • Form Tall Tree (Usually exceeds 10m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region