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Eucalyptus moluccana
Also called Grey Box, Gum Topped Box, Coastal Grey Box, Gum Top Box, Coast Grey Box
Eucalyptus moluccana is a medium to tall gum tree from eastern Australia, typically reaching around 30 m, with rough bark on the lower trunk and smooth grey-white bark above. It is grown in subtropical and warm-temperate gardens and parks where it has room to grow, and needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Eucalyptus moluccana, commonly known as the grey box, gum-topped box or terriyergro, is a medium-sized to tall tree with rough bark on part or all of the trunk, smooth bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds usually in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped to barrel-shaped fruit. It is found in near-coastal areas of Queensland and New South Wales.
Grey box is widespread on the coastal plains and ranges northwards from Jervis Bay in New South Wales to the area between Rockhampton and Mackay in Queensland. Further north there is a substantial gap, with occurrences in the ranges from west of Paluma to the southern part of the Atherton Tableland and two small disjunct patches east of Clermont near Eungella Dam.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus moluccana 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.
