Eucalyptus bridgesiana
But But, Apple Box
Upright medium-sized tree with dense spreading canopy. Tessellated rough grey and white fibrous bark over trunk and larger branches.
Additional information
- FamilyMyrtaceae
- StoreyUpper storey
- Size10-25 m x 5-15 m
- Plant groupingTrees 5 m +
- LeavesJuvenile leaves stalkless at first, bluish, round to egg-shaped with scalloped edges, to 10 cm x 8 cm. Glossy lance-shaped adult leaves with dense network of veins, 12-20 cm x 15-25 mm.
- Flower colourWhite
- Flowering timeJanuary to March
- FlowersCluster of 7 shortly stalked, egg-shaped buds, cap conical or beaked. White flowers. Large hemispherical fruit with a raised rim and 3 projecting valves.
- Bird attractingGeneral - food and habitat
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsFertile well drained alluvial soils of lowland open forests and woodlands. Tolerates most frosts. Full sun. Locally uncommon.
- Garden useExcellent shade or windbreak tree. Useful grown as woodlots for firewood. Honey production.
- Commercially availableUnlikely to be available within the Shire of Yarra Ranges
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. May be more common outside the Shire boundary.
- Aboriginal Use Eucalypts provided food, medicines, containers, string and tools.
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Photographer/s: 1, 2, 5 Peter Kinchington ©; 3, 4 Marilyn Bull ©
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