BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

A beautiful, evergreen tree native to Southern Australia and Tasmania, Eucalyptus gunnii has attractive, exfoliating, multicoloured bark and steel-blue foliage. The young leaves are curiously rounded and a popular choice for flower arranging, becoming longer and more narrow as the tree matures.

Although usually growing as a tree, Eucalyptus gunnii can be pruned hard annually. This will keep it small enough to be grown in most gardens and also encourage it to continually produce long shoots covered with the juvenile rounded leaves.

Supplied Size: 3L containers (40 - 60 cm tall)

• Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
• Soil: Well drained, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Hardy.
• Flowering Period: July - August.
• Rate of Growth: Vigorous.
• Habit: Large branching tree once established.
  • Height: up to 25 m (80 ft).
  • Spread: 10 m (33 ft).

• Notes: We have a specimen of Eucalyptus gunnii, planted in the woodland garden surrounding our nursery. At 15 years old, it had reached a height of 10 m and a spread of 6 m. This garden is open to the public and the plant can be viewed all year round.