Eucalyptus pauciflora SSP niphophila - Snow Gum, Plant in 9cm Pot

Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp niphophila are native to the mountainous areas of much of southeastern Australia and Tasmania and is one of the hardiest Eucalyptus planted in the Uk. withstanding temperatures down to -15C. Granted the RHS Award of Garden Merit Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp niphophila is an evergreen tree that is more compact and much slower growing than the average Eucalyptus. It has many attributes, however the main one has to be the decorative bark that peels, leaving patches of cream, grey and green. Young leaves emerge a delightful bronze colour and mature to rich green with a hint of grey. The leaves are strongly aromatic and lanceolate in shape. Fragrant flowers white and fluffy in clusters appear in late spring and early summer on mature trees. Easy to grow in full sun in most slightly acid to neutral soils. If planting in a pot or other container. Use a good quality John Innes compost as this plant will be there a long time and peaty types of compost eventually degrade and become too packed and choke the roots. Ensure you feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 12-14 month applied in the early spring. One application gives all the nutrients the plant requires for the whole year. John Innes is a soils based compost.