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.
This is the most commonly grown hardy eucalyptus. A fast growing evergreen with a sweet sap and is suitable for tapping to make a syrup or sweet beverage. Blue Ice Cider Gum is a blue leafed form, can be cut back annually to a shrub like form and the foliage is used in floral arrangements.
Quickly becomes a tall, columnar tree with 10" long, narrow leaves. It has reddish twigs, bark has patches of pink, brown, and gray and will peel back to reveal a pure white smooth trunk. Fragrant, evergreen foliage. Hard, useful wood. Prefers dry, sandy soil conditions. Mountain White Gum Eucalyptus can grow up to 164 ft. in its native Australian growing conditions but will be much smaller in unnatural growing spaces, possibly reaching 50 ft. To 4°F. Zone 8-10.
Broad, round, blue-green to silver leaves on square twigs. Evergreen, shrubby, fast growing tree. One of the most attractive, fragrant Eucalyptus and great for floral arrangements. Omeo Gum Eucalyptus branches have a cascading growth. Multi-trunked, with peeling grey bark. Grows to 20-30 ft. Hardy to about 5° F. Zone 7-10.
Fragrant, powdery blue-gray leaves are large and round on juvenile foliage, long and narrow once above 8 ft. height. Menthol-like aroma. Prune heavily for floral arrangements. If left unpruned, it will quickly grows to about 20-50 ft. and will lose its disc-shaped leaves. Can be a container plant, pruned to keep compact and brought inside over the winter but sometimes hard to manage this way. Light blue bark sheds in large patches leaving a smooth, tan colored trunk. Spinning Gum Eucalyptus is a sun lover but tolerates some shade. Broadleaf evergreen native to Australia where it naturally has to handle some snow coverage. Prefers dry growing conditions. Hardy to 5°F. Zone 8-10 maybe Zone 7.