Yellow Box Honey comes from the Yellow Box Gum Tree (Eucalypt Melliodora) or honey-scented Eucalyptus is considered one of the most valuable nectar-yielding trees of Victoria and is one of Australia’s most popular Honeys a Good Tasting Sweet General Honey that can be used for any purpose. Many Yellow Box Trees grow in Western Victoria and throughout Victoria. Yellow Box Honey is slow to crystalize
Appearance: Yellow Box is a medium size tree, but can also reach a height of sixty meters and a stem diameter of over two meters at the base. The bark of the tree is outside brownish-grey, inside yellowish and it covers the greater part and sometimes the entire stem of the tree. There is, however, great variation in the appearance of the trunk and also the branches of individual trees. In some specimens the rough bark covers only a meter or two of the stem near the ground, the rest being smooth, while other trees sometimes growing nearby have the entire stem and the branches covered with rough bark.
Leaves: The leaves are narrow, not very long, mostly dull-green on both sides. The small flowers form a cluster from four to seven. Seen from a distance the foliage of young trees often has a bluish tinge in comparison with other Eucalyptus growing near it. The wood is yellowish in color, very tough and hard when dry.
Flowers: The flower buds become visible ten to twelve months before flowering.
Distribution: Yellow Box is widely distributed over Victoria, but is rarely found where the average annual rainfall is over 760mm or under 380mm and rarely ascends to high elevations. In the western part of Victoria it grows usually in company with Red Gum, Yellow Gum and Stringy bark, while in the central, northern and eastern districts it is also associated with Grey Box and Red Box.
