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Stringybark
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<p>A stringybark can be any of the many <i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus/Y0BjE3KQ">Eucalyptus</a></i> <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a> which have thick, fibrous bark. Like all eucalypts, stringybarks belong to the family <a href="/facts/Myrtaceae/s1QMCFTj">Myrtaceae</a>. In exceptionally fertile locations some stringybark species (in particular <a href="/facts/Messmate_stringybark/CVn72hGc">messmate stringybark</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_obliqua/CVn72hGc">Eucalyptus obliqua</a></i>) can be very large, reaching over 80 metres in height. More typically, stringybarks are medium-sized trees in the 10 to 40 metre range. </p><p>Early European colonists often used the bark for roofing and walls of huts. </p><p>The term <i>stringybark</i> is a descriptive, vernacular name and does not imply any special taxonomic relationship within the genus <i>Eucalyptus</i>. For example, scientists consider <i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_obliqua/CVn72hGc">Eucalyptus obliqua</a></i> to not be closely related to the other stringybarks, because of the <a href="/facts/Eucalyptus/Y0BjE3KQ">gumnut</a> shape. And <i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_acmenoides/0KnNvy43">Eucalyptus acmenoides</a></i> is part of the <i>mahogany</i> group of eucalyptus. Also as the gumnuts are a different shape, despite the bark being somewhat stringy. </p><p>There are many different species of stringybark, including: </p> <ul><li>Blue-leaved stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_agglomerata/fCyp57wb">Eucalyptus agglomerata</a></i>)</li> <li>Brown stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_baxteri/PgbQxqts">Eucalyptus baxteri</a>, <a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_laevopinea/FqYvQjRy">Eucalyptus laevopinea</a></i>)</li> <li>Mealy stringybark or silver stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_cephalocarpa/IqPndyLR">Eucalyptus cephalocarpa</a></i>)</li> <li>Messmate stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_obliqua/CVn72hGc">Eucalyptus obliqua</a></i>)</li> <li>Privet-leaved stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_ligustrina/6BFqbqTG">Eucalyptus ligustrina</a></i>)</li> <li>Red stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_macrorhyncha/r7PHSM1W">Eucalyptus macrorhyncha</a></i>)</li> <li>Tindale's stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_tindaliae/H4671gwR">Eucalyptus tindaliae</a></i>)</li> <li>Yellow stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_acmenoides/0KnNvy43">Eucalyptus acmenoides</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_muelleriana/BUT670Ah">Eucalyptus muelleriana</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_umbra/mEuwCzCu">Eucalyptus umbra</a></i>)</li> <li>Thin-leaved stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_eugenioides/WGQXEXw0">Eucalyptus eugenioides</a></i>)</li> <li>White stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_globoidea/teodJBKS">Eucalyptus globoidea</a></i>)</li> <li>Wollemi stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_expressa/tkQ6nkL6">Eucalyptus expressa</a></i>)</li> <li>Stringybark or narrow-leaved stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_oblonga/teodJBKS">Eucalyptus oblonga</a></i>)</li> <li>Stringybark (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_tenella/tCS3qywu">Eucalyptus tenella</a></i>)</li></ul> <p>Studies have shown that blue-leaved stringybark is one of the 20-odd eucalypts preferred by <a href="/facts/Koala/1R4P7mxh">koalas</a>. </p>