Eucalyptus pauciflora
Snow gum · also Cabbage gum, White sally, Ghost gum
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Eucalyptus pauciflora, commonly known as snow gum, is a hardy evergreen tree or mallee native to eastern Australia, found in cold, alpine woodlands above 700m. It features smooth white bark, lance-shaped to elliptical leaves, and white flowers. This species is notable for its exceptional cold tolerance and thrives in a broad range of environments, making it suitable for various urban planting considerations.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 90.01%—1.9 in
- 30.00%—0.6 in
- 20.00%—0.4 in
- 10.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 30–70 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–50 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.9 in, mean 2.1 in, 90th percentile 3.8 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Other Eucalyptus in the catalogue
57 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
