Argyle apple

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Evergreen tree, with a dense canopy of striking silver-blue foliage, about 10-15m tall. The bark is grey-brown over reddish-brown and vertically fissured. Glaucous, greyish-blue, rounded juvenile leaves to 8cm long and intermediate foliage, lasts on the tree for many years. and is covered in a highly ornamental white, waxy bloom. Adult folige is a dull, sage-green and sickle-shaped, but rarely appears. White flowers are produced in late spring, followed by funnel-shaped woody fruit. The foliage and wood is strongly fragrant of eucalyptus oil.

Scientific classification

Species: Argyle apple (Eucalyptus cinerea)
Genus: Eucalyptus
Family: Myrtaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: Higher than 12 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Argyle apple

Distribution map

Australia (New South Wales), Victoria

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Argyle apple

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Argyle apple care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

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

Grows well in a sunny position in neutral to acid garden soils as long as they are well-drained. The plant can tolerate dryer soil conditions, but only once it has become well-established. See eucalyptus cultivation

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