Silver Leafed Mountain Gum Seed

Eucalyptus pulverulenta

£6.00 inc. VAT

Eucalyptus pulverulenta. Silver Leafed Mountain Gum is a well branched, medium-sized tree easy to control by pruning. The evergreen, juvenile foliage is glaucous silvery grey white and has been described as looking like a kebab! It rarely develops adult foliage. Bark is mostly smooth. Cream flowers occur when the tree is still young. This tree can be grown as a multi-stemmed specimen, but needs a sheltered spot.

 

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Description

Eucalyptus pulverulenta

Common name: Silver Leafed Mountain Gum

Native: New South Wales, Australia

Provenance: Australia

Size and Spread(10 years): 6m x 5m

Treatment required: 4-5 weeks pre-chill. cold moist followed by 21degC for sowing

Germinal seeds/kg: 75,000/kg

Ideal sowing period: spring. surface sow

Soil conditions: free draining, neutral to acid, not chalky.

Planting: Full sun, open aspect but sheltered from strong winds.

Mature height: 10m

pic courtesy of Daderot, Isola Madre. Lake Maggiore (Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

 




			

					

				
	
Additional information




			

			Weight
			1.00 g
		

			

			Genus
			
Eucalyptus


		

			

			Size
			
Seed pack (approx 125 seeds)


		

			

			Family
			
Myrtaceae


		

			

			Flowering Month
			
May


		

			

			Colour
			
cream


		

			

			Life Cycle
			
tree


		

			

			Evergreen
			
evergreen


		

			

			Interest
			
aromatic, bark, flowers, scented


		

			

			Requires
			
shelter, sun