Stringybark honey
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, E. globoidea aj.
An amber honey from the fibrous-barked eucalypts known as stringybarks, mainly from forests along the Great Dividing Range. The most prized is red stringybark from the uplands of the New South Wales Central Tablelands.
- Origin
- Great Dividing Range (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland)
- Colour
- 100 mm · amber
- Taste
- strong, toffee, spicy
- Plant
- Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, E. globoidea aj. · eucalyptus →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Red stringybark flowers only once every four to eight years, so its honey is scarce.
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