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Red Box - native (Eucalyptus polyanthemos)

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Red Box is very common in the central goldfields forests.

Recognise Red Box by:

the finely fibrous bark which extends to the small branches
the broad adult leaves; they are much broader than those of other box eucalypts
the juvenile leaves, which are almost circular, stalked, and not in opposite pairs; they are usually bluish-green
the buds and fruit, which are in small sprays, mostly held outside the foliage.

The box bark and broad, almost circular adult leaves make this an easy tree to recognise. The timber is a reddish colour (hence "Red Box").

1: Buds are often in terminal sprays. Kaweka. 2: Mature Red Box with mistletoe. Gobur. 3: Flowers. Polyanthemos means many-flowered.

4: Juvenile leave are almost round, and often indented at the tip. 5: Foliage, Spring Gully. The adult leaves are broader than the leaves of other local eucalypts.

6: Red Box overlooking Lake Eildon. 7: Mature Red Box. St Brigid's Church, Maldon.

8: Red Box, Clay Pits, Campbells Creek.9: Large Red Box. Harker St, Maldon. 10: Red Box bark with short fibres.Kaweka, Castlemaine.