silver-topped gimlet

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Evergreen tree about 10m tall, endemic to Western Australia, with smooth, shiny bark, greenish-grey to yellow-brown, red-brown or coppery. The small branchlets, flower buds and fruit capsules are covered in a waxy, silvery-white bloom. Grey-green, lance-shaped juvenile leaves to 8cm long mature to glossy green adult leaves to 12cm long. White flowers appear in summer and early autumn, followed by cup-shaped or conical woody fruit

Scientific classification

Species: silver-topped gimlet (Eucalyptus campaspe)
Genus: Eucalyptus
Family: Myrtaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: 8-12 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Evergreen
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Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of silver-topped gimlet

Distribution map

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of silver-topped gimlet

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silver-topped gimlet care guide

Moderate deep watering, let soil partially dry before rewatering
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate deep watering, let soil partially dry before rewatering

Fertilizing

Eucalyptus shrub slow feed applied single time early spring

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by seed at 13-18°C in spring and summer

Growing

Grow in fertile, well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full sun with shelter from cold winds. Grow tender species outdoors in mild or frost-free counties only. See eucalyptus cultivation

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