General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 20 to 32 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Uses: Shade Tree
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant

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Common names
  • Scribbly Gum

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Location: Morisset Park, N.S.W., Australia
Location: Morisset Park, N.S.W., Australia
Location: Morisset Park, N.S.W., Australia
shedding outer layer bark, reveals the 'scribbly' etchings caused

Photo courtesy of: Alex E. Proimos
Location: Ulladulla, N.S.W., Australia
Date: 2015-03-19
the etchings are created by tunneling moth larvae

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