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Mugga Ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon)
Australian native
Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Mugga Ironbark

Eucalyptus · Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus sideroxylon, commonly known as mugga ironbark, or red ironbark is a small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has dark, deeply furrowed ironbark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white, red, pink or creamy yellow flowers and cup-shaped to shortened spherical fruit.

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Classification

Genus
Eucalyptus
Family
Myrtaceae
Common name
Mugga Ironbark
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Eucalyptus sideroxylon 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
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Cultivars

Selected named varieties and which job each is best suited to.

'Rosea'

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Mugga 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 sideroxylon taxon photographAtlas of Living Australia image service