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Nursery Direct
Narrow-Leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus crebra
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
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Request photosHow tall it arrives: 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 75L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
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Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
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After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Narrow-Leaved Ironbark - Eucalyptus crebra
Few Australian trees look as durable as an ironbark, and this is the fine-leaved inland one. Eucalyptus crebra builds a deeply furrowed, almost black trunk that holds its bark for life, topped by an open crown of narrow grey-green leaves that lets grass and understorey keep growing underneath. It is the tree to specify where the soil is shallow, the rainfall is unreliable and a shade tree still has to look composed in February.
Why Narrow-Leaved Ironbark
Bark Texture: Hard, deeply corrugated dark grey to black bark persists to the small branches and reads strongly against pale walls or dry grass.
Drought Endurance: Deep rooted and heat hardy, it holds condition through long dry spells once established.
Light Shade: The narrow, sparse foliage filters sun instead of blocking it, so lawn and groundcovers persist beneath.
Winter Flowering: White blossom from late autumn into spring is a significant nectar source and a well-known honey tree.
Low Litter: Small leaves and modest bark shed mean far less clean-up than smooth-barked gums.
Ideal Applications
Dry Country Avenue: Repeated along a driveway it gives structure and shade without demanding irrigation.
Paddock and Stock Shade: Tough enough for grazing land and unaffected by compacted, low-fertility soils.
Habitat Planting: Mature trees form hollows and support gliders, parrots and nectar feeders.
Streetscape in Inland Towns: Handles reflected heat, poor soil volume and long dry summers better than most exotics.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 6 to 10m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 12 to 18m
Best Planting Season: Autumn or early spring, or the start of the wet season in subtropical Queensland
Soil & Drainage: Well drained shallow to moderately deep soils, from gravelly loam to clay loam, neutral to slightly acidic, no tolerance of standing water
Establishment Care: Give a slow, deep soak every seven to ten days over the first two summers rather than frequent light watering, which keeps roots shallow. Mulch generously and hold back on high-phosphorus fertiliser, which this species does not need.
Plant Details
Height: 10 to 25m depending on soil depth and rainfall
Width: 8 to 15m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun
Native to: Inland and coastal Queensland and New South Wales
Flower Colour: White to cream
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







