Key Benefits
 | Small species for home gardens |
| Attractive foliage and flowers |
| Low moisture requirements |
Problem Solving Features
| Does well in acid soils |
| Low nutrient needs |
| Low maintenance |
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Eucalyptus decurva Slender mallee |
SUBGENUS SYMPHYOMYRTUS Section Bisectae Subsection Destitutae Series Decurvae |
Description: A small mallee species to 3m (9') found naturally in heath-lands, coastal and sub-coastal areas of the Darling and Sterling Range, Fitzgerald River National Park. The bark is pale, white-gray, salmon to yellow-green and smooth in texture. The surface may be somewhat powdery. Juvenile growth is a dull, grayish-green while the adult growth takes on a glossy green color. The branchlets have a white waxy coating over a dark red. Flowers are white in buds of 7 and down-curved. It is only related to one other species, E. doratoxylon.
Climate data:
Culture: Full sun, well drained acid soil, gravel soils, sandy loam, .
Uses: Small landscaping species, ornamental.
| Temperature Rating | USDA Zone 9 |
| Type | Mallee to 9' with lignotuber |
| Flower Color | white |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Placement | Sun |
| Soil | Acid, sand or sandy loam, gravels |
| Culture | annual rainfall - probably 20" or less |
| Native | West Australia |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
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