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Narrow-leaf-box

Eucalyptus pilligaensis

Also called Narrow Leaved Grey Box

Narrow-leaf-box
Photo: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0 au

Eucalyptus pilligaensis, the Pilliga box, is a eucalypt tree native to eastern Australia, typically grown outdoors in warm climates. Give it full sun, well-drained soil and room to grow, as it is a large tree.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently once established; let the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soils.
Temperature
Tolerates warm to hot conditions; young plants need frost protection below about -3 °C.
How easy
Moderate

About

Eucalyptus pilligaensis, commonly known as the Pilliga box or narrow-leaved box, is a species of eucalypt native to eastern Australia.

Other Eucalyptus plants

White eucalyptus · New England Stringybark · River redgum · Coowarra Box · Coolabah · Narrowleaf red ironbark · White gum · Indonesian gum · River peppermint gum · Tasmanian bluegum · Cider gum · Araluen Gum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus pilligaensis 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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