Key Benefits
 | Smaller species for garden |
| Excellent for hedges/windbreaks |
| Wet soils/ salt affected areas |
Problem Solving Features
| Hedges/windbreaks |
| Water-logged soils |
| Planting in salt affected areas |
| Low maintenance |
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Eucalyptus halophila Salt lake mallee |
SUBGENUS SYMPHYOMYRTUS Section Bisectae Series Halophilae |
Description: A small mallee 5-16' x 12-18' from West Australia. Suitable for very extreme saline sites (ECe >1600 mS/m. This species has no close known relatives. It is only found in the area of Esperance, West Australia at the edge of salt lakes.
Culture: Sun, loam or sandy clay type soils, pH 5.5 to 6.4, annual rainfall 20 inches per year.
Uses: Hedges or windbreaks, water-logged areas, salt affected areas.
| Temperature Rating | USDA Zone 9 |
| Type | Small mallee to 16', lignotuber |
| Flower Color | White, groups of 7 |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Native | West Australia |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
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