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| synonyms: Funnel Fruited Gum, Tasmanian Snow Gum |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Evergreen |
| size: Average shrubs |
| leaf type: Sword like leaves |
| flowering period: Spring |
| leaf colour: Leaves silver |
| plants for a purpose: Scented leaves |
| growing conditions: Drought tolerant plants |
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Eucalyptus coccifera Hook. fil. (Myrtaceae) Tasmanian Snow Gum or Funnel Fruited Gum A large shrub or tall tree with smooth grey bark, bluish elliptic leaves and small cream flowers, native of C and SE Tasmania, growing at 600–1360m, flowering in October–March. Tree to 40m in the lowlands, shrubby at high altitudes; leaves to 10cm long and 2cm wide. Flowers 1.5cm across; fruit 1.4cm in diameter. One of the hardier species for a moist climate and good as a specimen indoors. Min. -12°C. Z8. From Tasmania.
Eucalyptus coccifera, a shrubby form at Marwood Hill, Devon |
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