Eucalyptus pilularis
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Eucalyptus pilularis, Smith. Blackbutt. Slender tree, averaging 100-150 ft.: bark of trunk persistent, or flaking off above, blackish gray outside, somewhat fibrous and brownish inside; of branches smooth, gray or whitish: lvs. mostly lanceolate, falcate, acuminate, 3-6 in. long, rather less shining below than above: lid broadly conical at base, attenuate; stamens 2-3 lines long; anthers reniform, opening by divergent slits: fr. subglobose, truncate, 4-5 lines thick: valves completely inclosed to slightly exserted. F.v.M. Eucal. 3:7. Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucal. 1, 3, 4.—Timber strong and durable: useful for general building and especially for telegraph poles, posts, and the like: reported as a good honey- producer. Does not thrive in the hot dry interior valleys: subject to extremes of temperature. CH
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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