Encyclopedia · Myrtaceae · 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.
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Further reading
- 01Eucalyptus sideroxylon taxon photograph — Atlas of Living Australia image service
