Eucalyptus obliqua|Messmate
Cardinia indigenous plant guide
- Description
- Tall upright tree with a dense canopy. Fibrous stringy bark to smaller branches.
- Size (W x H)
- 6-35m x 4-70m
- Leaves
- Broad, egg-shaped, glossy green asymmetric juvenile leaves, pendant, 10-13cm x 3-4cm. Intermediate leaves very large to 20cm. Adult - broad lance-shaped to 13cm x 3.5cm. Leaf curved, much wider above the midvein.
- Flowers
- Clusters of 7-15 club-shaped buds on stalks, no scar. Flowers profuse. Fruit wine-glass shaped with sunken valves.
- Flower colour
- White to cream
- Flower time
- December to March
- Growing conditions
- Moist well drained soils of foothills and mountains. Frost and snow tolerant. Full sun semi shade.
- Commonly used for
- Trees medium sized on the lower foothills, taller in the moister mountains. Larger trees are too big for small gardens. Provide good shade. Honey production. Koala food plant.
- Available at indigenous nursery
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- Attracts birds
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- Attracts butterflies
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- Photo gallery
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- Acknowledgement
- Thank you to Shire of Yarra Ranges for assistance in compiling this directory
