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Narrow Leaf Stringybark

Eucalyptus sparsifolia

Also called Sandstone Stringybark, Stringybark

Narrow Leaf Stringybark
Photo: Ian Brooker and David Kleinig, CC BY 3.0 au

Narrow-leaved stringybark is a native Australian eucalypt tree, growing to about 20 m, with fibrous grey to reddish-brown bark and narrow glossy leaves. It is a forest tree suited to large open or native landscapes rather than ordinary gardens.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Deep, infrequent watering once established; tolerates dry conditions.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or sandstone-derived soil; tolerates poor soils.
Temperature
Tolerates a wide range; frost-tolerant when mature, young trees need protection from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Eucalyptus sparsifolia, commonly known as the narrow-leaved stringybark, is a tree endemic to New South Wales. It has grey to reddish brown, stringy bark, glossy green lance-shaped leaves, spindle-shaped flower buds and more or less spherical fruit.

Where it grows

The narrow-leaved stringybark is widespread and abundant in forest and woodland in the Sydney region and as far inland as the Pilliga forest.

Other Eucalyptus plants

Eucalyptus abdita · Badgingarra Box · Wattle Leaved Peppermint · Powder Bark Wandoo · Woolbernup Mallee · White-mahogany · Lakefield Coolibah · Wellstead Mallee · Eucalyptus aenea · Welcome Hill Gum · Blue-leaf stringybark · Black Gum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus sparsifolia 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.

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