Like Rock mallee, Fremantle mallee is found in shallow soil over limestone and is quite rare. It grows up to 4 or 5 m tall. It was first collected in the Fremantle area. It’s species name, foecunda, means “fruitful”, and refers to it’s abundant buds, flowers and fruits. The buds have a characteristic orange colour when mature. The bark is rough and grey. Flowering occurs in summer and early autumn.
Ref:
“Leaf and branch: trees and tall shrubs of Perth” by Robert Powell. Published by the Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation, 2009.
“The special eucalypts of Perth and the South-West” by Malcolm E. French and Dean Nicolle. F & N Publications.
“Bushwalks in the south-west”. Department of Conservation and Land management 1997.