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Snow gum Eucalyptus pauciflora

Also called White sallee

When it flowers

A Snow Gum (Ecalyptus pauciflora) in summer on the Dead Horse Gap Track above Thredbo, New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
A Snow Gum (Ecalyptus pauciflora) in summer on the Dead Horse Gap Track above Thredbo, New South Wales (NSW), Australia.. Photo: Toby Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
eucalyptus pauciflora (arbre de 7 ans)
eucalyptus pauciflora (arbre de 7 ans). Photo: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Eucalyptus pauciflora bark. Greyish white beneath with dark greenish bark.
Eucalyptus pauciflora bark. Greyish white beneath with dark greenish bark.. Photo: Amanda Slater from Coventry, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Cold-hardy gum with smooth, streaked bark in white, grey and olive.

Famous from the high country, where it grows twisted and multi-stemmed. In gardens it makes a striking feature tree with beautiful bark.

In the garden

  • Feature plant
  • Shade tree
Flowers
Clusters of white gum blossom.
Attracts
Birds and pollinating insects
Leaves
Thick, glossy leaves; smooth bark streaked like a painting.

Growing conditions

Climate
Temperate and cool and alpine
Light
Full sun
Soil
Sandy, loam and clay
Drainage
Needs good drainage
Frost
Hard frost
Water
Some dry spells

Planting and care

Grown from
Seed

Where it comes from

Native to
ACT, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria

Where to buy

Widely available.

We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.

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