Eucalyptus melliodora
Yellow box · also Honey box, Yellow ironbark, Honey scented eucalyptus
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Eucalyptus melliodora is a medium-sized to tall tree native to southeastern Australia. It has distinctive rough, flaky bark on the lower trunk and smooth bark higher up. Valued for honey production, it is also an excellent shade or street tree due to its drought tolerance and minimal litter.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 8650.56%—1.9 in
- 20.00%—24 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 30–45 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–30 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.9 in, mean 3.2 in, 90th percentile 5.6 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Eucalyptus in the catalogue
57 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
