southern mahogany

Also known as: bastard mahogany; southern mahogany; swamp mahogany

Evergreen tree endemic to coastal SE Australia, about 40m tall, shorter in exposed situations, with rough, furrowed, greyish-brown or reddish-brown bark over trunk and larger branches, the smaller branches are smooth and pale grey. Juvenile leaves to 11cm long and adult leaves, to 16cm long, are dark green, paler beneath. White flowers in umbels, midsummer to autumn are followed by cylindrical woody fruits

Scientific classification

Species: southern mahogany (Eucalyptus botryoides)
Genus: Eucalyptus
Family: Myrtaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: Higher than 12 metres
Height: wider than 8 metres
Spread: Evergreen
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Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of southern mahogany

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Culture

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Quick identification of southern mahogany

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southern mahogany care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by seed at 13-18°C in spring and summer

Growing

Grow in fertile, well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun with shelter from cold winds. Grow tender species outdoors in mild or frost-free counties only. See eucalyptus cultivation

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