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Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys)
Australian nativeTreeCouncil listed
Eucalyptus microcorys

Tallowwood

Eucalyptus · Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus microcorys, commonly known as tallowwood, is a species of medium to tall tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, fibrous or string bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to egg-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white to lemon-yellow flowers and conical fruit.

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Classification

Genus
Eucalyptus
Family
Myrtaceae
Common name
Tallowwood
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Eucalyptus microcorys 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 Tallowwood.

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 microcorys taxon photographAtlas of Living Australia image service
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