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Australian nativeTreeCouncil listedLocally indigenous
Eucalyptus crebra
Narrow-Leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus · Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus crebra, commonly known as the narrow-leaved ironbark, narrow-leaved red ironbark or simply ironbark, and as muggago in the indigenous Dharawal language, is a species of small to medium-sized tree endemic to eastern Australia. It has hard, rough "ironbark" from its trunk to small branches, linear to lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, nine or eleven, white flowers and cup-shaped, barrel-shaped or hemispherical fruit.
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Classification
Genus
Eucalyptus
Family
Myrtaceae
Common name
Narrow-Leaved Ironbark
Climate
temperate, subtropical
Eucalyptus crebra belongs to the Eucalyptus genus within the Myrtaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience. It is an Australian native we grow and specify regularly.
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Cultivation
Care sheet.
Water
Low once established
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Free-draining, low phosphorus
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Varies by species
Landscape use
Maintain current usage
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Companions
Species we plant alongside Narrow-Leaved Ironbark.
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Further reading
- 01Eucalyptus crebra taxon photograph — Atlas of Living Australia image service
- 02Tree species list - urban suitability and selection attributes — City of Sydney
