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    EUCALYPTUS
    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 Cabbage gum, Weeping gum, White sallee

    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.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Ornamental bark
    • Pests & Diseases
      Silver leaf, oedema
    • Place of origin
      S.Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania)
    • Evergreen
      Juvenile leaves are oval to elliptic, adult, lance-shaped to 16cm (6in) long.
    • Cream
    • Height
      8 - 20m (25-70ft)
    • Spread
      6 - 15m (20-50ft)
    • Tree
      Dense, spreading tree with smooth whitish-grey or pale-brown bark that sheds in the autumn to reveal yellow, bronze or greenish patches. Umbels of 7-15 flowers.
    • Scented foliage
    • Fertile well drained soil
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
      Shelter from cold drying winds.
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      8 - 20m (25-70ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        6 - 15m (20-50ft)
      		  
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    varieties
    EUCALYPTUS gunnii
    Cider gum
    blue gum, excellent for cutting
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
    EUCALYPTUS gunnii 'Silverana'
    Cider gum
    Silvery-blue leaves becoming bluer with age
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00 £18.75
    EUCALYPTUS parvifolia
    Kybean gum, Small-leaved gum
    Peeling bark, dainty grey foliage
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
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