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Eucalyptus youngiana
Ooldea Mallee
Origin: Native to Western Australia.
| Family |
| Myrtaceae |
| Genus |
| Eucalyptus |
| Species |
| youngiana |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 3 - 10 m |
| Spread |
| 5 - 12 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained sand, loam soils with a pH of neutral and alkaline. Drought and moderate frost tolerant. |
| Shape |
| Open, spreading and dense. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Coastal foot-slopes and plains. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The bark is flaky. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Brown irregular pyramid-shaped seed that is 4.5 mm long and 2.5 wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Large staminous flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Large, woody fruit that is 45 mm long and 70 mm wide, coarsely ribbed, disc broad, concave and ascending valves. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are a cream, red and yellow colour. The foliage is a bluish-green. |
| Texture Description |
| The bark of lower trunk and branches is rough in texture and the upper branches tends to be smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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