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Eucalyptus obstans
Eucalyptus obstans, the Port Jackson mallee, is a multi-stemmed mallee of south-eastern Australia that grows to about 4 metres and is found on poor, shallow sandstone soils. Grow it in full sun in free-draining, lean soil.
Eucalyptus obstans, commonly known as the Port Jackson mallee, is a common eucalyptus of south eastern Australia. It grows as a multi-stemmed mallee reaching 4 metres in height.
The bark is smooth, grey or greenish. It grows on poor shallow sandstone soils from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park to Jervis Bay.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus obstans 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.
