Eucalyptus globulus var compacta ‘Compact Blue Gum’
$4.50 – $15.00
Origin: Tasmanian provenance. US Zone 8.
Dense, compact, rounded tree 4.0 -8.0m height. Width 2.5-3.0m. Evergreen. Growth rate fast. Any soils. Use for screen, windbreak, specimen and avenues. Full sun. Moderately frost hardy. Very drought resistant once established. Very wind firm. White flowers in Spring. Pruning usually not required. Old trees can be severely pruned to rejunenate.
Features: Bird attracting – feeding and nesting. Useful honey tree. Habitat species for swift parrots.
Description
| Form: |
Dense, compact, rounded tree |
| Type: |
Evergreen |
| Height (typical): |
4.0-8.0m |
| Width (typical): |
2.5-3.0m |
| Growth rate: |
Fast |
| Uses: |
Screen, windbreak, specimen & avenues |
| Soil type: |
Any soil |
| Position: |
Full sun |
| Frost hardiness: |
Moderately hardy |
| Drought tolerance: |
Very drought resistant (once established) |
| Wind firmness: |
Very wind firm |
| Windbreak position: |
First or second row plantings |
| Flowering time: |
Spring |
| Pruning: |
Usually not required. Old trees can be |
|
severely lopped to rejuvenate. |
| Features: |
Bird attracting (feeding & nesting) |
|
Useful honey tree |
|
Habitat species for swift parrots |
