Detail
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Eucalyptus caesia
Gungurru or Silver Princess
Notes

Uses: Very popular and highly ornamental small tree for more open locations, wider verges, median strips, parks and reserves. Planted singly or in closely planted groups of three as a colourful contrast in mixed native landscapes.
Recommended for its flowers, foliage and form. Not suitable as a street tree due to its lignotuber.
Attracts native birds and insects.
Rare in its natural habitat.
Note: This species is classified schedule 1, Regulation 24.2 under the Sewerage Act and may be planted in any street or road in any drainage area provided they are not planted closer than two metres to any sewer main or connection.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-open Open
  • Height 4-10m
  • Spread 3-8m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Myrtaceae
  • Botanical Name Eucalyptus caesia
  • Common Name Gungurru or Silver Princess
  • Origin WA
  • Habit Upright to spreading, Weeping
  • Landscape Coastal footslopes, Footslopes, Plains, 2nd line coast
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Red, Pink
  • Flowering Time Spring, Winter
  • Foliage Mid-green
  • Flower Type Eucalypt-type
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Minniritchi
  • Form Small Tree (Up to 7m)