It is the tallest Gum tree and the tallest hardwood specie in the world. Large glossy green foliage for floristry.
Evergreen tree growing up to 90m with a straight, grey trunk, smooth-barked except for the rough basal 5-15 metres. Clustured white flowers. The sickle-shaped leaves are very scented. The fruit is a capsule.
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Flowering |
Attracts Wildlife | Bees |
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Average germination (%) | 30 |
Climate Zone | Cool areas, Mountain |
Flower colour | White |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Fragrant | Foliage |
Germination (in days) | 20 |
Hardiness | Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC), No drought resistant |
Plant use | Cut foliage, Erosion control, Honey producing plant, Reforestation, Specimen, Timber |
Seeds per gram | 1.400 |
Soil - Moisture | Dry |
Soil - Ph | Acid |
Stratification | Best results |
Depending on the geographical areas and altitude sowing can take place from February to April and also in autumn. To obtain a more regular and faster germination stratify in cold the seeds for 30-60 days before the sowing. It is possible to use a sowing substrate for potting or soil from the garden together with a sowing substrate if the sowing is made directly into the garden. The substrate must be wet but not soggy until the germination is completed.
Prefers dry, poor and deep soils. It is found in the forests and in chilly mountainous regions.
Fast growing. Valuable timber, pulpwood. Foliage pot plant. Aromatic cut-foliage. Hardy (-5 ºC).