Key Benefits
 | Small species for home gardens |
| Attractive foliage and bark traits |
| Low moisture requirements |
Problem Solving Features
| Does well in poor soils |
| Low nutrient needs |
| Low maintenance |
| Low moisture needs |
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Eucalyptus falcata Dulyumuk, Silver Mallet, Silver Mallee |
Description: A mallee to 5 m tall that forms a lignotuber. The bark is smooth throughout, silvery gray and green-gray over pale brown-orange. The adult leaves are glossy green to dark green, lanceolate to falcate in shape. The flowers are creamy white or greenish yellow. A mallee endemic to Western Australia, found from Dongarra south-east to Albany and Esperance mainly on sandy sites in the wheatbelt and coastal plains. Eucalyptus falcata is closely related to three other mallet species: Eucalyptus argyphea, Eucalyptus ornata and Eucalyptus recta.
Culture: Sandy or gravel type soils, pH 5.5 to 6.4, annual rainfall minimum of 14 inches per year.
Uses: Ornamental
| Temperature Rating | USDA Zone 9 |
| Type | Small mallee to 15', lignotuber |
| Flower Color | White, greenish-yellow |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Placement | Sun |
| Soil | Acid, gravels, sand |
| Culture | 14" annual rainfall |
| Native | West Australia |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
Key Benefits
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Problem Solving Features
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