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    EUCALYPTUS
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    EUCALYPTUS EUCALYPTUS EUCALYPTUS EUCALYPTUS EUCALYPTUS and MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Princess Margaret' © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    EUCALYPTUS

    Commonly known as Gum tree, Ironbark

    Very attractive, fast-growing trees best used as specimens.

    Genus of over 680 species of evergreen trees and shrubs found mainly in Australia but also in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia.

    Leaves on young trees and sucker shoots are usually opposite, developing to alternate ones as the tree matures. Rapid regrowth after pruning produces attractive young stems for the foliage market.

    Source of the well-known antiseptic oil and high-grade honey from the petalless flowers.

    They release compounds that inhibit other plants from growing nearby (allelopathic effect).

    The Blue Mountains of Australia take their name from the haze of vapourised volatile componds given off on warm days.

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    • Good to know
      Valued for their aromatic leaves and attractive bark.
    • Place of origin
      Australia mostly, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
    • Evergreen
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    • Rabbit Resistant
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    Eucalyptus - Growing Guide
    Trees - Care Guide
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    Varieties
    EUCALYPTUS cinerea 'Silver Dollar'
    Argyle apple, Mealy stringbark, Silver dollar tree
    Rounded silver-blue leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
    EUCALYPTUS gunnii
    Cider gum
    blue gum, excellent for cutting
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
    EUCALYPTUS gunnii 'Azura'
    Cider gum
    A naturally compact, bushy habit and attractive rounded blue-grey foliage which looks silvery-blue from a distance
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
    EUCALYPTUS gunnii 'France Bleu'
    Cider gum
    Small silver-blue leaves and comparatively compact growth
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
    EUCALYPTUS gunnii 'Silverana'
    Cider gum
    Silvery-blue leaves becoming bluer with age
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
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    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Large
    £70.00
    EUCALYPTUS nicholii
    Narrow-leaved black peppermint
    Narrow lance-shaped peppermint scented leaves. White flowers in autumn
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £20.00
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    Not available until May 2025
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    EUCALYPTUS parvifolia
    Kybean gum, Small-leaved gum
    Peeling bark, dainty grey foliage
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
    EUCALYPTUS pauciflora
    Cabbage gum, Weeping gum, White sallee
    Very wind tolerant with sickle-shaped leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    EUCALYPTUS pauciflora subsp. niphophila
    Alpine snow gum, Snow gum
    Sickle-shaped leaves with peeling bark, very hardy and salt tolerant
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
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    Unavailable
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    EUCALYPTUS perriniana
    Round-leaved snow gum, Spinning gum
    Round-leaved snow gum. White flowers and long, lance-shaped, bluish adult leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
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    Unavailable
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    EUCALYPTUS pulverulenta 'Baby Blue'
    Powdered gum, Silver-leaved mountain gum
    Silver-blue leaves and compact habit.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £25.00

    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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