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Eucalyptus ×nowraensis

Eucalyptus ×nowraensis is a tree with smooth bark and lance-shaped leaves, reputed to be a hybrid of two eucalypts from eastern Australia. Grow it as a garden or landscape tree in full sun with well-drained soil.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when young, then allow the top soil to dry between waterings; established trees tolerate dry spells.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy soil; tolerates poor soil once established.
Temperature
Mild to warm climates; tolerates light frost once established, protect young plants below about -5 °C.
How easy
Easy

About

Eucalyptus × nowraensis is a species of tree with smooth bark and lance-shaped leaves that are the same shade of green on both sides, 100–140 mm (3.9–5.5 in) long and 20–25 mm (0.79–0.98 in) wide. The flower buds are smooth and arranged in groups of three or seven with a conical to hemispherical operculum. The fruit is urn-shaped, 15–18 mm (0.59–0.71 in) long and 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in) wide on a thick peduncle 7–15 mm (0.28–0.59 in) long. It was first described in 1924 by Joseph Maiden who gave it the name Eucalyptus nowraensis from specimens collected near Nowra by "Mr. Alexander Joseph Gallagher". The description was published Maiden's book, A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus.

In 1988, George Chippendale listed E. nowraensis as a "reputed hybrid between E. gummifera and E. maculata" (now known as Corymbia gummifera and C.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus × nowraensis 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.

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