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Eucalyptus dura
Also called Gum Topped Ironbark
Eucalyptus dura, known as Gum Topped Ironbark, is a small to medium tree native to south-east Queensland, Australia. It grows in dry, grassy forest on sandy soil, so it needs good drainage and a dry-tolerant, sun-loving setup.
Eucalyptus dura is a species of small to medium sized tree that is endemic to south-eastern Queensland. It has rough, dark grey to black "ironbark", lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and conical fruit.
This ironbark grows in grassy and dry forests in sandy soil, usually on higher places. It occurs between the Biggenden, Chinchilla and Boonah districts in south-east Queensland.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus dura by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
