Detail
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Eucalyptus microcarpa
Grey Box (Southern Lofty)
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. This form of E.microcarpa is confined to a small pocket in the adelaide CBD area of the Southern Lofty region.. Its form can vary depending on what part of the area the tree is found. Tolerates heavy soils.
Attracts nectar eating birds and insects for food and habitat.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.


:SL: Southern Lofty

 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-open Open
  • Height 10-25m
  • Spread 10-15m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Myrtaceae
  • Botanical Name Eucalyptus microcarpa
  • Common Name Grey Box (Southern Lofty)
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, Qld
  • Habit Rounded to spreading
  • Landscape Footslopes, Hills, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Summer, Winter
  • Flower Type Clusters
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Tall Tree (Usually exceeds 10m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region