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Eucalyptus sideroxylon, commonly known as mugga ironbark, [3] or red ironbark [4] is a small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has dark, deeply furrowed ironbark , lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white, red, pink or creamy yellow flowers and cup-shaped to shortened spherical fruit.
The flowers are mostly arranged on the ends of branchlets in groups of seven on a branched peduncle 5–12 mm (0.20–0.47 in) long, the individual buds on pedicels 2–8 mm (0.079–0.315 in) long. Mature buds are diamond-shaped or spindle-shaped, 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) wide with a conical operculum .
Grey ironbark (Eucalyptus paniculata) Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) Mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) Australian oak (Eucalyptus obliqua) Alpine ash (Eucalyptus delegatensis) Red mahogany (Eucalyptus resinifera) Swamp mahogany, swamp messmate (Eucalyptus robusta) Sydney blue gum (Eucalyptus saligna) Mugga, red ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon)
Eucalyptus pilularis, commonly known as blackbutt, [2] is a species of medium-sized to tall tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, finely fibrous greyish bark on the lower half of the trunk, smooth white, grey or cream-coloured bark above, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and fifteen, white flowers and hemispherical or shortened ...
Ironbark was widely used in the piles of 19th and early 20th century bridges and wharves in New Zealand. [5] It was widely used for railway sleepers in eastern Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries due to its durability; while other timber sleepers had to be replaced every 7-12 years, ironbark could last 30 years.
Eucalyptus paniculata, commonly known as grey ironbark, [2] is a species of tree that is endemic to New South Wales. It has dark-coloured, deeply furrowed ironbark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven on a branched peduncle , white flowers and conical, hemispherical or cup-shaped fruit.
The leaves are the same shade of dull bluish green on both sides, 50–130 mm (2.0–5.1 in) long and 30–80 mm (1.2–3.1 in) wide. The flower buds are arranged on the ends of branchlets in groups of seven on a branched peduncle 17–37 mm (0.67–1.46 in) long, the individual buds on pedicels 17–37 mm (0.67–1.46 in) long.
It has rough, dark grey or black ironbark on the trunk and branches. Young plants and coppice regrowth have greyish green to glaucous, egg-shaped leaves that are 38–70 mm (1.5–2.8 in) long and 20–40 mm (0.79–1.57 in) wide and petiolate. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, the same shade of dull-green to glaucous on both sides, lance ...