Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tree
Origin
Central America, South America
Australia
Types
Fruit Tree
Eucalyptus crebra, Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Number of Varieties
24
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
gardens, Mountain tops, Open Forest, Roadsides, Tropical regions, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-119-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-3
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
243.84 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
White, Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Green, Light Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires watering in the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Wind
Drought, Pollution and Soil Compaction, Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
Cold
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Medicinal oil, Used as firewood, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
EUCALYPTUS sideroxylon
Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Ironbark
In Hindi
Acerola Tree
Ironbark
In German
Acerola Baum
Ironbark
In French
Acerola Arbre
Ironbark
In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
Ironbark
In Greek
Acerola Δέντρο
Ironbark
In Portuguese
Árvore acerola
Ironbark
In Polish
Acerola Drzewo
Ironbark
In Latin
Acerola ligno
Ironbark
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
-
Class
-
-
Order
Malpighiales
Myrtales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Malpighia
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Eucalypteae
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
-700
1
27800
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