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Eucalyptus planchoniana
Also called Bastard Tallowwood, Needlebark Stringybark, Planchon's Stringybark, Bastard Tallow Wood, Longleaf Tallowwood, Needle Bark Tallowwood, Needlebark
Needlebark stringybark is a small to medium eucalyptus tree native to eastern Australia, usually 20 to 25 m tall, grown mainly as a shade or landscape tree in warm climates. It is best grown in full sun in well-drained soil in a subtropical or warm temperate climate.
Eucalyptus planchoniana, commonly known as the needlebark stringybark or bastard tallowwood is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, stringy bark on the trunk and larger branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped, cylindrical or barrel-shaped fruit.
Needlebark stringbark grows in open forest on low ridges and gentle slopes from Moreton Island and Stradbroke Island in Queensland to Camden Haven in coastal New South Wales and as far inland as the Gibraltar Range National Park.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus planchoniana 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.
