Eucalyptus Melliodora

Price:

$110.00 (including GST)

Common Name:

YELLOW BOX

PLEASE NOTE: Orders are by full tray only. Each tray contains 40 plants. When ordering, please choose how many trays you would like.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

Tree to 30m high. Spreading dense crown of fine grey-green foliage and fibrous-flaky "box" bark varying from dark to light brown-yellow, shedding in short ribbons from above.
Long-lived. Slow to moderate growth rate. Bright-yellow inner bark is a feature.
Flowering White-cream from September to February (mainly November). Profuse and honey-scented.
Light pink or yellowish-brown, fine-textured with an interlocked grain. Very hard, heavy, strong and extremely durable.

WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:

Widespread, in most catchments and districts on the drier hills and slopes.

Grassy woodlands on various soils. Commonly moderately fertile soils.

Compact loams, below 800m elevation.

Tolerates frost, winter waterlogging and drought.
Widespread on the lower slopes and rises of most catchments and districts.
Grassy woodland. Moderately fertile, often sandy or alluvial soil.
Light to heavy well-drained moist soils. Tolerates moderate frost and wind. Grows poorly on poorly-drained, infertile or strongly alkaline soil, or in particularly cold districts.
Resents high water tables.

MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:

Regenerates well after fire and coppices readily.
Useful medium to high-level cover in windbreaks. Useful shade.
Helps stabilise areas prone to landslips and slumping due to high water usage.
Excellent for fuel. Produces few sparks. May be difficult to split and ignite.
Timber useful in woodlots for firewood and specialty timber. Foliage palatable to livestock and can be used in emergencies, although other species preferred.
Excellent habitat. Hollows are nesting and refuge sites for a range of native birds, including owls, and mammals, including possums and bats. Nectar-rich flowers are a food source for many native birds, mammals and insects including butterflies and caterpillars. Insect-eating birds attracted. A range of birds feed on seeds and fruits. Foliage is occasional koala forage.
Magnificent specimen for parks, roadsides and larger gardens, due to attractive fine foliage and form.
Leaves produce a range of dyes depending on mordants used. Excellent honey tree.

Image Source: Brooker & Kleinig via Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)

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