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Jinjulu

Eucalyptus glomerosa

Jinjulu is a multi-stemmed desert mallee native to inland Australia, growing 3 to 5 m tall from a lignotuber. It is adapted to sandy soils and irregular rainfall, so it suits dry, open, sunny sites with good drainage.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree, Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings; established plants need little or no extra water.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or sandy loam soil; avoid heavy, waterlogged clay.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, dry desert conditions and light frost; protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. Western Australia to W. & WC. South Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Eucalyptus glomerosa, commonly known as jinjulu, is a species of mallee that is endemic to inland Australia. It has rough, fibrous and flaky bark near the base, smooth bark above, egg-shaped to lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds usually in groups of seven, cream-coloured flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit. It is mainly found in the Great Victoria Desert of South Australia but also grows in eastern parts of Western Australia.

Where it grows

Jinjulu grows on sandplains and sand dunes and is often associated with other eucalypts including E. eremicola, E. gongylocarpa, E. gypsophila and E. mannensis. It is mainly found in the Great Victoria Desert but occurs within 20 km (12 mi) of the Northern Territory border and in the central eastern areas of the Western Australia. The range includes the Central Ranges, Great Victoria Desert and Murchison biogeographic regions.

Other Eucalyptus plants

Eucalyptus abdita · Badgingarra Box · Wattle Leaved Peppermint · Powder Bark Wandoo · Woolbernup Mallee · White-mahogany · Lakefield Coolibah · Wellstead Mallee · Eucalyptus aenea · Welcome Hill Gum · Blue-leaf stringybark · Black Gum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus glomerosa 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.

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