Eucalyptus populnea F.Muell.

Tree to 20 m. Bark rough, fibrous, grey to brown or often bleached on trunk and larger branches, then smooth and brown to grey-brown above. Juvenile leaves ovate to orbicular, shining, green, slightly discolorous. Adult leaves ovate, broadly lanceolate or rhombic, acute; lamina 5–10 cm long, 2–7.5 cm wide, shining, green; lateral veins distinct, at 25°–40°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole 15–20 mm long. Conflorescence terminal; umbels 7–15-flowered; peduncle terete or angular, 5–10 mm long; pedicels 1–3 mm long. Buds clavate; operculum hemispherical, 1–2 mm long, 2–3 mm wide; hypanthium obconical, 2–3 mm long and wide. Fruits obconical to hemispherical, 2–4 mm long and wide; valves usually 4, level or included.

It grows in warm temperate and semiarid regions. It needs well drained soil. It can grow in full sun or light shade. It can stand heavy frosts. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.

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Plants are grown from seed. Plants sucker easily. These can be transplanted or root cuttings used.