Botanical Name: Common Names:
Eucalyptus cladocalyx Vintage Red Sugar Gum, EUC78,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Trees Rounded
Description:
Vintage Red™ Eucalyptus has beautiful foliage and is a proven landscape tree for southern states, also a great garden feature. Foliage colour is deep red maturing to purple to grey tones. It produces rich dark red stems that are almost black, then peels off to reveal smooth grey bark. Responds very well to pruning, it produces denser foliage and can be kept as a shrub if pruned. Size: 6 - 8m high x 3 - 4m wide, can be pruned down to 2-4m high. Uses: Attractive specimen tree, cut foliage, landscape tree for southern states.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Rockery, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Caterpillars, Scale
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Black, Purple, Red
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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