EUCALYPTUS gunnii

Description:Common name: Cider Gum, Cider Tree, Tasmanian cider tree. This is a magnificent tree which has silvery-blue, rounded young leaves which give way to long, glaucous, sickle-shaped adult foliage. The trunk produces flaking bark in shades of grey, cream, green and brown

Uses: If grown as a specimen tree then ensure there is sufficient space to show off the fully grown tree. Can otherwise be grown as a multi stemmed tree /shrub that is maintained regularly by hard pruning which results in masses of the silvery blue rounded juvenile foliage much loved by flower arrangers

Climate/Position: Grows well in full sun, avoid cold winds as they are more likely to cause more damage than frost

Height/Spread: Will eventually reach 25 metres x 10 metres if unpruned

Soil Requirements: Prefers neutral to slightly acidic soil that doesn't dry out

Pruning: Little or none required if grown as a tree

Special Requirements: Probably the most well-known Eucalyptus in the UK as it is seen to be the hardiest of the gum trees