Eucalyptus campaspe

Eucalyptus campaspe, or Silver Gimlet, is a small to medium-sized tree native to Western Australia. It boasts smooth eye-catching bark with colours ranging from copper-brown to silver to dark red-brown! Adding to its appeal, creamy white flowers appear over the summer months. It has silver-white flower buds – possibly where it gets its common name from – and produces gum nuts. Bird attracting, this eucalyptus is suitable for landscaping, shade, wind breaks and revegetation work.

Soil: Adaptable to most soils. Alkaline soils from sands to heavy clays and stony hillsides.
Conditions: Full sun. Extremely hardy and drought tough as well as frost and salt tolerant.
Size: Height 3-10m x width 3-6m