Eucalyptus urnigera dms

Urn Gum/ Urn Pod Gum Seed

Eucalyptus urnigera

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Eucalyptus urnigera, Urn Gum or Urn Pod Gum, is considered to be more decorative than E. gunnii. It makes a good specimen tree with silver-blue round juvenile and strap-like silver/grey-green adult leaves. Silver white bark matures to green-grey-white-gold-pink, mottled and peeling. Flowers are white in September from urn shaped buds and the seed cases are urn shaped too. The largest UK specimens grow in the warm damp weather of the Western Scottish Coast.

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Description

Eucalyptus urnigera

Common Name: Urn Pod Gum

Native: Tasmania

Provenance: Australia

Size and Spread(10 years):

Treatment required: 4 week Pre-chill needed, followed by 21degC sowing temperature

Germinal seeds/kg: 75,000

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Tolerates most conditions including very wet.

Planting: Grows fastest in full sun. Will coppice well if cut down to near ground level

Mature height:15m with 12m spread

Picture taken at Crarae Gardens (National Trust for Scotland), Argyll.

 



 





			

					

				
	
Additional information




			

			Weight
			1.00 g
		

			

			Size
			
Seed pack (approx 75 seed)


		

			

			Genus
			
Eucalyptus


		

			

			Family
			
Myrtaceae


		

			

			Colour
			
cream


		

			

			Hardiness
			
Hardy


		

			

			Life Cycle
			
tree


		

			

			Evergreen
			
evergreen


		

			

			Requires
			
shelter


		

	

			

		
			



	

					
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