Eucalyptus obliqua
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Eucalyptus obliqua, L'Her. (E. fissilis, F. v. M.). Tall tree: bark persistent even on the branches, grayish, very stringy but rather soft and fragile: Lvs. thick, very oblique at base, 4-6 in. long; veins very oblique: lid hemispherical, depressed or somewhat pointed, shorter than the tube; stamens fully 3 lines long, opening by diverging slits: fr. somewhat pear-shaped, truncate, slightly contracted at orifice, ¼-½in. across; rim broad and concave: caps, well sunk. March-Aug. F.v.M. Eucal. 3:5. Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucal. 5-8.— Will grow on poor soil but does not endure severe drought. Much valued in Austral, for bees: wood used only for cheap, rough work. CH
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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