Eucalyptus pauciflora – Snow Gum

Eucalyptus pauciflora - Snow Gum
Eucalyptus pauciflora - Snow Gum
Eucalyptus pauciflora - Snow Gum

A small to medium sized tree, with a spreading habit and beautiful twisted branches with pale green to cream smooth bark with strips of brown when the bark sheds, shiny leaves. It is slow growing but is long lived, and makes a nice specimen tree, for windbreaks and shelter tree for farms. White flowers in spring and summer. A good honey source and the foliage is used for essential oil production, it has a lovely fresh scent. Generally grows to around 4 to 8 metres tall, but can be taller in its natural range. Very cold tolerant, down to -23º C.

It grows naturally in the colder areas of eastern Australia, mainly in the Snowy Mountains and tablelands from Tasmania to southern Queensland.

Family : Myrtaceae

Cultivar Name:

Plant Type : Small tree, Large shrub

Width :

Flowering Time : Spring, Summer

Soil Type : Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Poor soil

Climate Zone : Cool temperate, Cool

Growth Habit : Evergreen, Spreading

Soil Moisture : Dry, Well-drained

Special Uses : Fragrant oils, Street tree, Decorative fruit, Erosion control, Honey producing plant

Scientific Name: Eucalyptus pauciflora

Common Name : Snow Gum

Height : 20

Flower Color : White

pH Level : Acid, Neutral

Plant Environment : Cold climate

Light : Sunny

Lifespan :

Frost Tolerance : Tolerates heavy frost

Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Nectar eating birds, Butterflies