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Narrow-Leaved Ironbark (Eucalyptus crebra)
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.

Acmena smithii
Australian native
Acmena smithii

Acmena smithii

Angophora costata (Angophora costata)
Australian nativeTree
Angophora costata

Angophora costata

Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora)
Australian nativeTree
Backhousia citriodora

Lemon Myrtle

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Further reading

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    Eucalyptus crebra taxon photographAtlas of Living Australia image service
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