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Eucalyptus lehmannii, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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Eucalyptus lehmannii

Bushy yate · also Spider gum, Bald Island marlock, Lehmann's gum

SpreadingEvergreen
78
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
3
cities
14 in
median trunk (34 cm, 76 measured)
35 yr
median age (51% have a planting date)

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Eucalyptus lehmannii is a small to medium-sized, often multi-trunked tree with an oval, spreading form and dense, fragrant light green foliage. It is valued for its ornamental shape and decorative flowers, buds, and fruit, thriving in temperate coastal conditions where it tolerates dryness and salt spray. This species is native to Southwest Western Australia and can resprout after fire.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Los Angeles · United States
    3835 yr18 in
  2. San Francisco · United States
    24—6.0 in
  3. Melbourne · Australia
    16—3.8 in

Traits

Form
Spreading
Foliage
Evergreen
Mature height
10–25 ft
Canopy spread
15–30 ft
USDA zones
9
Water needs
Low
Drought tolerance
Low
Wildlife value
Moderate
Tolerates
coastal, salt
Blooms
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug

Trunk diameters across every city: median 14 in, mean 13 in, 90th percentile 24 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Native range

Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.

Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub

  • Southwest Australia savanna
  • Southwest Australia woodlands

Other Eucalyptus in the catalogue

57 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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