Australian Native Plants

  Eucalyptus crenulata (Silver Gum)


Eucalyptus crenulata photo
Eucalyptus crenulata, Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)



Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.



SILVER GUM FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eucalyptus crenulata in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Silver Gum

Other Names
Buxton Gum, Victorian Silver Gum

Description
The Silver Gum is a dense eucalypt with smooth bark and small, silvery leaves. The tree has profuse clusters of creamy white flowers in spring. Flowers are conspicuous but not particlarly showy.

Distribution
Eucalyptus crenulata is found in southern New South Wales , Victoria and Tasmania

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 4 - 12
Spread (m): 3 - 10
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: soils with pH less than 8
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 600
Flower Colour: white
Flower Season: summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Propagation
seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts nectar eating birds and seed eating birds

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Eucalyptus
Species:crenulata
Common Name:Silver Gum


Relatives in same Genus
  Eucalyptus acaciiformis
  Eucalyptus accedens
  Eucalyptus acies
  Eucalyptus albens
  Eucalyptus bancroftii
  Eucalyptus baxteri
  Eucalyptus caleyi
  Eucalyptus camaldulensis
  Eucalyptus camphora
  Eucalyptus cloeziana
  Eucalyptus crebra
  Eucalyptus curtisii
  Eucalyptus dealbata
  Eucalyptus dumosa
  Eucalyptus eugenioides
  Eucalyptus forrestiana
  Eucalyptus goniocalyx
  Eucalyptus grandis
  Eucalyptus intertexta
  Eucalyptus largiflorens
  Eucalyptus leucoxylon var Rosea
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