- Eucalyptus polyanthemos
] Large, old trees may form hollows that are used as nests for owls including the Barking Owl ("
Ninox connivens "). [cite web|title=Barking Owl-profile|url=http://threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/profile.aspx?id=10561|publisher=Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW|accessdate=2008-03-21]ignificant trees
A Red Box in
Fraser National Park is recorded on the Significant Tree Register of theNational Trust of Australia in Victoria. It is an unusual form with contorted limbs which is estimated to be around 80 years old and is 26.7 metres high. [cite web |title=Register|url=http://www.nattrust.com.au/trust_register/search_the_register/eucalyptus_polyanthemos|publisher=National Trust of Australia - Victoria|accessdate=2008-03-21]In Gilmore in the Australian Capital Territory, a tree known as Murumbeeja Scarred Red Box No 1 is listed on the
Register of the National Estate . It is a scarred tree, marking the removal by aborigines of bark, probably forcanoe construction. [cite web
url=http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?RNE18767
title=Murumbeeja Scarred Red Box No 1|work=Australian Heritage Places Inventory|accessdate=2008-03-21]Cultivation
The species is noted for its drought tolerance. Although usually considered to be slow growing, newly planted trees may have their growth rate enhanced with improved soil, good drainage and irrigation in the first two years.cite web|title="Eucalyptus polyanthemos"|url=http://www.metrotrees.com.au/treehandbook/page-listings/eucalyptus-polyanthemos.html|publisher=Metro Trees|accessdate=2008-03-20] The species is resistant to "
Armillaria " root rot.cite web|title=Plants resistant or susceptible to Armillaria root rot|url=http://www.chasehorticulturalresearch.com/pdfs/armillaria_root.pdf|publisher=Chase Horticultural Research|accessdate=2008-03-20] A mininimum temperature of -10°C (15°F) is required for cultivation. [cite book|author=Smith, Ken|title=Western Home Landscaping|publisher=HP Books|year=1978|id=ISBN 0895860120]Uses
Red Box is used as an ornamental tree for street and park planting. The timber is red in colour and is strong, hard and durable. It has been used for fence posts, railway sleepers and firewood.cite web|author=Chippendale, G.M |title="Eucalyptus polyanthemos" Schauer|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/projects/eucalypts/descriptions/euc-polyanthemos.html|work=Flora of Australia Vol. 19, Myrtaceae, Eucalyptus, Angophora|publisher= Australian Government Publising Service, Canberra|year=1998] The juvenile foliage is used in
floral arrangement s. cite web|title="E. polyanthemos" Schauer|url=http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5179,5180,5185|work=The Jepson Manual Online|publisher=The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley|accessdate=2008-03-20]ee also
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List of Eucalyptus species References
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