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Silver-Leaved Mountain Gum (Eucalyptus pulverulenta)
Australian native
Eucalyptus pulverulenta

Silver-Leaved Mountain Gum

Eucalyptus · Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus pulverulenta, commonly known as silver-leaved mountain gum, is a species of straggly tree or mallee that is endemic to southern New South Wales. It has smooth bark, egg-shaped, heart-shaped or round, sessile leaves arranged in opposite pairs, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and cup-shaped to cylindrical fruit.

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Classification

Genus
Eucalyptus
Family
Myrtaceae
Common name
Silver-Leaved Mountain Gum
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Eucalyptus pulverulenta belongs to the Eucalyptus genus within the Myrtaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience. It is an Australian native we grow and specify regularly.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Low once established
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Free-draining, low phosphorus
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Varies by species
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Cultivars

Selected named varieties and which job each is best suited to.

'Baby Blue'

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Silver-Leaved Mountain Gum.

Acmena smithii
Australian native
Acmena smithii

Acmena smithii

Angophora costata (Angophora costata)
Australian nativeTree
Angophora costata

Angophora costata

Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora)
Australian nativeTree
Backhousia citriodora

Lemon Myrtle

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Further reading

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    Eucalyptus pulverulenta taxon photographAtlas of Living Australia image service