Eucalyptus Gunnii (Cider Gum) - Standard
Eucalyptus are evergreen trees or large shrubs, often fast-growing, with smooth, brownish-grey or white trunk, most with aromatic foliage, and clusters of small, white, yellow or red flowers. Eucalyptus Gunnii - evergreen tree with upright, dense habit in the early years. Later the Crown becomes spreading, moderately dense. Young leaves ovate to rounded, green or more often glaucous while the adult leaves are elliptical or widely lanceolate, grey-green, up to 8 cm long. Flowers in summer-autumn, producing numerous flowers without petals, made up of numerous white or cream stamens. Grows well in all types of soil except soil that is too calcareous. Withstands pruning, even very hard pruning and rapidly grows back again. The foliage is widely used by florists.
Latin Name: Eucalyptus Gunnii
English Name: Cider Gum, Cider Tree
Species: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Foliage Type: Evergreen.
Foliage: Grey-green.
Flower: White.
Flowering Period: Summer-Autumn.
Suggested Location: Outdoor.
Suggested Soil Type: Well-drained. Chalk. Clay. Sand. Loam.
Suggested Exposure to Sunlight: Full Sunlight.
Suggested Exposure to Weather: Exposed or Sheltered.
Hardiness Rating: High (H5)
Lowest Temperature Tolerance: -15 °C to -10 °C (5 °F to 14 °F)
Suggested Uses: Small gardens. Parks or large gardens. Broad avenues.
Maintenance: Pruning group 1 or for the best display of juvenile foliage use Pruning group 7.
Growth Habit: Bushy.
Growth Speed: Fast.
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