Eucalyptus dives
Broad-leaf Peppermint
Medium, low-branching tree with fibrous bark to the large branches.
Additional information
- FamilyMyrtaceae
- StoreyUpper storey
- Size8-25 m x 6-15 m
- Plant groupingTrees 5 m +
- LeavesWaxy blue-green, stem-clasping juvenile leaves, broad & egg-shaped to 15 cm x 7 cm. Adult leaves dull green, broad lance-shaped, 7-15 cm x 1.5-3 cm.
- Flower colourWhite
- Flowering timeSeptember to December
- FlowersMore than 11 stalked club-shaped buds. Fruit cup-shaped, top level.
- Bird attractingGeneral - food and habitat
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsWell drained, drier sites of foothills and slopes on poor shallow soils. Light frost. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useShade and windbreak. Aromatic foliage.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire
- Aboriginal Use Eucalypts provided food, medicines, containers, string and tools.
- Related speciesEasily overlooked when occurring with Eucalyptus radiata. The juvenile and adult leaves on E. radiata are much narrower, to 1.5 cm wide. Buds and fruit are also smaller but this is a difficult feature unless comparison is possible.
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Photographer/s: 1 Peter Kinchington ©; 2, 3, 4, 5 Marilyn Bull ©
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