Eucalyptus Narrow leafed Peppermint Gum 200mm

🌿✨ Eucalyptus radiata – Narrow-leaved Peppermint Gum ✨🌿
 
The Narrow-leaved Peppermint Gum (Eucalyptus radiata) is a graceful Australian native tree with fine, aromatic foliage and smooth, grey-white bark. Valued for its beauty, hardiness, and ability to attract wildlife, it’s perfect for windbreaks, habitat planting, or as a feature shade tree. 🇦🇺🌳✨
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 200mm pot 🌿
✔️ Strong young tree ready to establish
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Full sun ☀️
✔️ Prefers well-drained soil; tolerates poor and clay soils
✔️ Drought and frost hardy ❄️
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Long, narrow grey-green leaves with a peppermint fragrance 🌿🌿
✔️ White to cream flowers in clusters, attracting bees and birds 🤍🐝
✔️ Smooth bark in shades of grey and white, shedding in ribbons
✔️ Evergreen — soft texture and colour year-round
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Tall, upright native tree with light, open canopy
✔️ Grows approx. 10–20m tall × 5–10m wide
✔️ Fast-growing and hardy in cold or dry conditions
 
💡 Special Characteristics
✔️ Aromatic foliage used in essential oil production 🌿
✔️ Excellent habitat tree for birds and wildlife 🐦🐝
✔️ Hardy and low-maintenance once established
✔️ Ideal for windbreaks, shelterbelts, and re-vegetation
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Feature tree for large gardens or open landscapes
✔️ Great for native shelterbelts and habitat planting 🌿
✔️ Excellent in rural and bushland settings
✔️ Pair with wattles and banksias for a layered native garden