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Small, broad tree with long, lance shaped bluish-green to silver mature leaves and round juvenile leaves. Brown-red bark sheds in strips, reveals greyish-white mottled trunk. Mass of round white flowers clusters in spring and summer but are not particularly showy. Alpine Snow Gum is an evergreen eucalyptus that can handle some snow and will bend its branches down by the weight of the snow sheltering itself in a way. Well-drained soil. Deer resistant. Good choice for the Pacific Northwest. Very attractive. Average of 20 ft. but occasionally taller. Zone 7-10.
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