Eucalyptus melliodora
Yellow Box
Open to dense tree with rough, flaky or fibrous yellowish to brown bark on much of the trunk, smooth and greyish upper branches.
Additional information
- FamilyMyrtaceae
- StoreyUpper storey
- Size10-30 m x 8-25 m
- Plant groupingTrees 5 m +
- LeavesJuvenile leaves egg-shaped, grey-green to 11 cm x 5 cm; adult - narrow, dull green to greyish, 6-14 cm x 8-15 mm, densely veined, marginal vein distant from the edge.
- Flower colourWhite to cream
- Flowering timeSeptember to March
- FlowersClub-shaped buds in 7's, no scar on buds; Masses of white to cream flowers. Fruit hemispherical with disc inside, 4-5 valves
- Bird attractingGeneral - food and habitat
- Butterfly attractingBoth food for caterpillars and nectar for butterflies.
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsWell drained clay-loam and alluvial soils in woodlands and open forests. Frost hardy. Full sun semi shade.
- Garden useAttractive tree for large gardens and parklands, providing shade & shelter. Honey production.
- Commercially availableGenerally
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Aboriginal Use Eucalypts provided food, medicines, containers, string and tools.
Photo Gallery
Photographer/s: 1 Peter Kinchington ©; 2, 4, 6 Marilyn Bull ©; 3, 5 Swee Oon ©; 7 Yarra Ranges Council ©
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