Eucalyptus spathulata
Swamp mallet · also Narrow leaved gimlet, Swamp gimlet, Salt River mallet
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Eucalyptus spathulata is an evergreen tree with a dense, graceful, arching canopy and smooth, satin-like bark that peels to shades of copper and white. It produces showy, creamy golden flowers that attract bee pollinators. This species is tolerant of heat, drought, light frost, saline, alkaline, and clay-heavy soils, winds, and coastal conditions, making it suitable for urban landscapes.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1810.12%—5.6 in
- 260.10%—11 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 20–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20 ft
- Soil
- Saline-tolerant, Alkaline-tolerant, Clay-tolerant
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 7.1 in, 90th percentile 11 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.
