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Wandoo

Wandoo

Eucalyptus wandoo

Family Myrtaceae

Vulnerable (IUCN) — fragmented habitat

About

A smooth white-barked eucalypt of southwest WA valued for dense, durable timber and honey production, forming the wandoo woodlands documented on the eastern side of Lane Poole Reserve. Only around 5% of its original habitat remains.

How to spot it

Smooth, powdery white bark, often mottled with grey or light brown patches — unlike jarrah's rough fibrous bark. Greyish-green to greyish-blue lance-shaped leaves 75-125mm. Cream-white flowers in groups of 9-17. Height 3-25m.

Found in

  • Lane Poole Reserve

Source: Wikipedia: Eucalyptus wandoo; Wikipedia: Lane Poole Reserve

Photo: Gnangarra (CC BY 3.0 AU) via Wikimedia Commons