Eucalyptus gunnii (Cider Gum) – Hardy Evergreen Tree (3L Pot)

Eucalyptus gunnii, the cider gum, is a fast growing hardy evergreen with round blue-green juvenile leaves and a fresh aromatic scent.

The juvenile foliage is the reason to grow it: smooth, rounded leaves in blue-green to silvery blue that release a clean eucalyptus scent when brushed. Left to grow it makes a slender upright tree of 4 to 12 metres, but most gardeners cut it back hard each spring, which keeps it a bushy shrub at whatever height suits and keeps the young blue foliage coming. That makes it as useful in a mixed border or as a screen as it is as a single statement tree, and a regularly cut back plant can be kept in a large pot.

It wants full sun, or at most light shade, and a sheltered spot. Gums are shallow rooted and rock in wind until established, so plant small and stake low. It takes most soils that drain well, is drought tolerant once settled, and comes through a normal British winter, though young plants are the ones most at risk in a hard one. Small creamy white flowers appear on mature trees in summer and are visited by bees.

Supplied as an established plant in a 3 litre (19cm) nursery pot.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Cider gum
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 4 to 12m x 2 to 4m, far smaller if coppiced
• Growth Habit: Upright, fast growing evergreen tree; bushy if coppiced each spring
• Perfect For: Borders, screening, statement planting, cut foliage, contemporary and coastal style gardens
• Foliage: Evergreen, aromatic, smooth rounded juvenile leaves in blue-green to silvery blue
• Flowering Time: Summer, small creamy white flowers on mature trees
• Planting Position: Full sun or light partial shade, sheltered from wind; drought tolerant once established
• Soil Type: Well drained; tolerates most soil types
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Maintenance: Prune or coppice each spring to keep it compact and the juvenile foliage coming
• Seasonal Interest: All year: spring, summer, autumn and winter
• Type: Hardy evergreen tree

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