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The Silver Dollar Gum is an attractive small to a medium tree growing to 15m in height with a dense crown of beautiful silver-blue foliage. Red-brown to grey-brown, fibrous stringybark on the lower trunk and larger branches.
Juvenile foliage is rounded, and silvery-blue, adult foliage is broad-lanceolate or lanceolate 6-11cm long.
Conical flower buds open to small cream to yellow flowers from spring through to summer.
The foliage is widely used in flower arrangements.
Endemic New South Wales and Victoria.
Adaptable to a range of soil types and tolerant of seasonal waterlogging. Prefers a sunny position.
To extend the use of juvenile leaves in the cut leaf industry, trees can be coppiced. Coppicing is a traditional woodland management practice where trees are periodically cut down to just above ground level.
This process encourages the growth of new, vigorous shoots from the stump or roots. For centuries, this technique has been employed to sustainably harvest wood and other resources while preserving a healthy tree population.
Because coppiced trees are regularly pruned, they do not die of old age; instead, the process keeps them in a juvenile state, allowing them to live for a very long time.
* Image by Forest and Kim Starr CC BY 3.0 us
Eucalyptus cinerea was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1867 from the herbarium of Ferdinand von Mueller.
Scientists believe that the family of Myrtaceae arose between 60 and 56 million years ago (Mya) during the Paleocene era. Pollen fossils have been sourced to the ancient supercontinent Gondwana.
Although seeds can be sown most of the year if you avoid the coldest and hottest months, spring is generally the best time to sow.
The grow mix should be well-draining, preferably with a little organic compost mixed in.This will replicate the soil they require in nature.
A potting mix is not recommended.
Germination occurs in around 10-28 days at a soil temperature of 18-22°C
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