Alpine Cider Gum might be most famous for its foliage that is often used as cut material by florists, but this handsome species is also one of the most cold hardy Eucalypts that can be grown in our area.
A very popular cold hardy Eucalyptus, the Black Sallee Eucalyptus Tree has proven itself a reliable choice for the Pacific Northwest. It is valued for its smooth peeling park that reveals a patchwork of soft browns and greens.
The true form of the species Eucalyptus pauciflora, some attest that Pauciflora Alpine Snow Gum is hardier than the various subspecies that are often grown throughout the Northwest.
Baby Blue Silver Leaved Mountain Gum is a small growing euc that is often grown as a tall spreading shrub and cut back frequently to maintain abundant shoots of its prized juvenile foliage.
Tingiringi Gum Eucalyptus Tree is one of the best of the hardy eucalypts for our climates, featuring beautiful silvery glaucus leaves that shimmer in the slightest breeze.
Spinning Wheel Gum Eucalyptus Tree is one of the most gorgeous cold hardy eucalyptus that can be grown in our climate. The foliage is strikingly blue and its spinning wheel name comes from the rounded juvenile foliage.
This strikingly attractive, medium size tree displays large, round, bright silver-gray foliage. Very fragrant and good for arrangements, the leaves will become lance shaped as the tree matures. Prune hard annually to form a spectacular, large shrub.
One of the hardiest species of Eucalyptus, Cider Gum is prized for its round and attractive, fragrant, grayish-silver foliage. With annual pruning you can grow Cider Gum as a large shrub and keep these round, juvenile leaves. Allowed to grow tall, Cider Gum will quickly become an attractive, upright tree and the foliage will become long and lance shaped.
This week, we were lucky enough to collaborate with author Kate Evans, of “Feijoa- A Story of Obsession & Belonging”, Kate is a freelance journalist from Raglan, New Zealand, and spins an engaging tale, taking us through the lush landscape of her childhood home with a story “about the dance between...