Detail
categories-4
Eucalyptus intertexta
Gum Barked Coolibah
Notes

Uses: Usually found as a tall eucalypt however often develops as a smaller mallee up to 4 metres on rocky slopes.
In it's taller form can be used as a shade tree and it's durable timber makes an excellent fire wood.
Note: These trees and shrubs are listed in Regulation 24.3 under the Sewerage Act and may be planted in any street or road in any drainage area not closer than 3.5 metres to any sewer main or connection. In home gardens, too, they should not be planted closer than 3.5 metres to any sewer pipe.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:NW: North Western    
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-open Open
  • Height 2-20m
  • Spread 6-12m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Myrtaceae
  • Botanical Name Eucalyptus intertexta
  • Common Name Gum Barked Coolibah
  • Origin SA, WA, NSW, Vic, NT
  • Habit Spreading, Dense
  • Landscape Plains, Watercourse, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost, Lime, Light frost, Heavy frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Autumn, Winter
  • Foliage Grey-green
  • Flower Type Eucalypt-type
  • Purpose Ornamental, Shade, Timber, Firewood
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Rough
  • Form Tall Tree (Usually exceeds 10m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region