Relatively large tree with spreading crown. Bark is thick, blackish to red-brown in colour. Young leaves are straight and bluish-green in colour. The adult leaves which follow this are lance-shaped and grey-green in colour. Flowers are red, pink, white or pale yellow and are borne from winter to summer. Eucalyptus sideroxylon can grow to about 30m high.
- Type
- Native
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Medium Trees & shrubs 3 - 7 metres
- Root size
- 4 metres
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Zones
- Moist temperate with hot summers, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Wind
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Habitat plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- Spring, Winter, Summer, Autumn
- Colours
- Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, White, Pink
- Gardens
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants