Eucalyptus cunninghamii - Cliff Mallee Ash - Plant Profile
Eucalyptus cunninghamii (Cliff Mallee Ash)
(c) Dean Nicolle
Eucalyptus cunninghamii, commonly referred to as Cliff Mallee-ash, is a shrub to small tree Ranging from 0.5 to 2 meters in height and 1 to 4 meters in width, this species features densely held foliage atop numerous stems and roots characterised by a lignotuber. Its delicate white and green-white flowers grace the plant in recorded intervals during April, September, and December. Thriving in the natural habitat of Blue Mountains' Mallee Heath, steep slopes, and cliff edges, this resilient species is naturally restricted to cool-temperate climates on the upper Blue Mountains. It flourishes full sun and tolerates light shade, and enjoys eroded skeletal sandy soil on sandstone. Notably frost-hardy and drought tolerant.
Description:
Scientific Name: Eucalyptus cunninghamii
Common Name: Cliff Mallee-ash
Family: Myrtaceae
Habit: Shrub to Small Tree, Mallee
Hight: 0.5 - 2m
Width: 1 - 4 m
Foliage: Held densely on top of the many stems
Roots: Lignotuber
Flower Colur: White, Green-White
Flower Time: Recorded in April, September and December.
Natural Habitat: Blue Mountains - Mallee Heath, Steep slopes, Clinging to cliff edges
Climate Zone: Cool - Temperate
Light: Full sun, Light shade
Soil: All
pH : Acid, Neutral
Frost Tolerance: Frost Hardy
Garden Styles: Australian Native or Mediterranean
Special Uses: E. Stricta make great productive additions to the garden. Trunks and stems can be harvested for firewood kindling. Due to their hardly nature and underground lignotuber if you cut a few branches off at the base each year they will reshoot. You can then cut and dry the branches for 12 months before using them as kindling in your fireplace or wood burning stove. Harvesting mallees from wild plant populations is an offence under the NSW government National Parks and Wildlife Regulation 2019.
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