#1070 most planted
Eucalyptus microtheca
Desert box · also Coolibah, Callaille, Targoon
143
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
15 in
median trunk (38 cm, 143 measured)
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Eucalyptus microtheca, also known as desert box or coolibah, is a tree endemic to northern Australia. It features rough, flaky or fibrous bark, lance-shaped leaves, and white flowers, thriving in seasonally dry tropical climates.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1430.54%—15 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Mature height
- 65.6 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 15 in, mean 16 in, 90th percentile 23 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.
