Cabbage Gum Seed

Eucalyptus niphophila

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A very hardy Eucalyptus. The stem of the tree is almost white through to green with a flaking bark. It has large leathery grey green lance shaped leaves. It is a relatively small tree (up to 15m tall) and so is ideal for gardens.

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SKU: eunip1 Categories: ,

Description

Eucalyptus pauciflora ‘niphophila’

Common name: Cabbage Gum.

Native: Australia

Provenance: Scotland(!)

Size and spread (10 years): 5m

Treatment required: Requires 4 week pre chill. followed by surface sowing at 21degC

Seeds / kg: c. 851,000     20%viable

Ideal sowing period: Spring / Summer.

Soil conditions: Moist well drained soils.

Planting instructions:

Mature height: 15m

pic courtesy of Acabashi, Beale Arboretum  CC BY-SA 4.0 International , via Wikimedia Commons

Additional information

Weight 5.00 g
Genus

Eucalyptus

Size

Mini Seed Pack (25 seeds approx.), Seed Pack (500 seeds approx.)

Family

Mrytaceae

Flowering Month

June

Colour

cream

Hardiness

Hardy

Life Cycle

tree

Evergreen

evergreen

Interest

bark, flowers, foliage

Requires

sun