This small mallee has trunks that are rough at the base and the sparse powdery-white pendulous branches form an open crown. It has silvery green leathery textured oblong leaves and the pale yellow flowers appear in a cluster from summer to autumn.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Eucalyptus desmondensis is a naturally found in southwest Western Australia growing in a restricted region near Ravensthorpe on rocky hillsides and sandplanes in tall open mallee shrubland from sea level to an altitude of 218 m (715 ft). 

It prefers an open a sunny position and it grows in  very well drained moderately fertile sandy stony to clay soils with a granite base and is moderately drought and frost tolerant.

The Desmond Mallee is grown for its flowers and attractive bark. It is planted in small or native gardens as a specimen or used in arid settings.  It is also grown in botanical collections will use to attract birds. It is suitable coastal and inland regions and establishes in 3-4 years and is moderately long-lived. It is not commonly cultivated in urban gardens and may be difficult to obtain requiring a specialist nursery. ID 3790

Eucalyptus (ew-ka-LIP-tus)  desmondensis (DES-mon-DEN-sis)

Myrtaceae (mir-TAY-see-ee)
Myrtle, Eucalyptus, Clove and Guava Family