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Eucalyptus occidentalis, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
(c) Dean Nicolle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dean Nicolle · CC BY-NC
#904 most planted

Eucalyptus occidentalis

Flat topped yate · also Swamp yate, Malle bark, Mo

Evergreen
297
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
5.6 in
median trunk (14 cm, 297 measured)

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Eucalyptus occidentalis, commonly known as the flat topped yate or swamp yate, is an evergreen tree native to subtropical Western Australia. This endangered species has low water needs and provides value to birds.

Where it grows

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

  1. Melbourne · Australia
    297—5.6 in

No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.

Traits

Foliage
Evergreen
Mature height
40 ft
Canopy spread
20 ft
Water needs
Low
Drought tolerance
Low
Wildlife value
High
Blooms
Jan, Feb, Dec

Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.6 in, mean 5.2 in, 90th percentile 9.4 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

Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

  • Western Australian Mulga shrublands

Other Eucalyptus in the catalogue

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

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