Key Benefits
 | Medium tree to 60' |
| Fast growing species, expect 6'+ per year |
| Box-type bark |
Problem Solving Features
| Very attractive, fast growing tree in sun |
| Low/moderate moisture needs |
| Low maintenance |
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Eucalyptus intertexta Gum coolibah, Western Red Box, Inland Red Box |
SUBGENUS SYMPHYOMYRTUS Section Adnataria |
Description: A medium tree to 60' (20 m) tall, rarely a mallee, forming a lignotuber. The bark is rough on lower trunk, rarely over whole trunk, thick, fibrous, often box-type, grey to red-brown; smooth above, predominantly white with grey or brown patches shedding in flakes; flowers white. Generally found in arid and semi-arid Australia, north of the Murray River in South Australia, east through central New South Wales, north into Queensland and growing in a large area of central Australia, Northern Territory extending to the Giles - Warburton area of Western Australia. It is distinguished by the straggly tree form, smooth upper trunk and branches, dull adult leaves, buds with an operculum scar and lanceolate juvenile leaves
Culture: Sun, acid pH, loam or sandy loam
Uses: Ornamental, shade, timber
| Temperature Rating | USDA Zone 8 |
| Type | About 60' |
| Flower Color | White |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Placement | Sun |
| Soil Type | Loam |
| Soil Moisture (minimum) | 600 mm (24") per year |
| Native | SA, NSW, Qld, NT, WA |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
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