19/5/91
The Euc. leptophleba, dear Mr Gill, came only into culture this year though I discovered, named and described the tree in 1856 already.1 It has the qualities of the best Ironbark trees, particularly resembling in wood E. crebra. It is best adapted for dry warm inland-regions here. I shall be glad to learn, at what rate this Euc. grows with you. Only this year I could send seeds out for the first time, you can have more
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller
Eucalyptus crebra
Eucalyptus leptophleba
B58.11.01, p. 86.
Please cite as “FVM-91-05-19,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on