Eucalyptus macrocarpa (Mottlecah)
Eucalyptus macrocarpa (Mottlecah) with woody branches and thick silver green foliage growing on stems
Botanical name: Eucalyptus macrocarpa
Common name: Mottlecah
Family: Myrtaceae
Origin: Australia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Eucalyptus macrocarpa typically grows to a height of 0.5 -8 m (1 ft 8 in-26 ft 3 in), has a sprawling or spreading habit, and forms a lignotuber. It has smooth, shiny, brownish over salmon-pink bark. Its crown is composed of juvenile leaves that are sessile, arranged in opposite pairs, heart-shaped with the bases wrapped around the stem, glaucous.
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Eucalyptus macrocarpa (Mottlecah) trailing stems covered in thick silvery green foliage lying near sandy ground.
Eucalyptus macrocarpa (Mottlecah) with rounded silver leaves growing along a thick woody branch.
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