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black peppermint

Also known as: Australian kino tree; black peppermint; giant gum; red gum tree; Tasmanian peppermint gum; wangara tree

Evergreen shrub or tree, endemic to Tasmania, to about 30m tall, with fibrous, grey to greyish-brown bark on trunk and larger branches, salmon pink white or grey on smaller branches and branchlets. Long, narrow, green leaves are strongly aromatic of peppermint. White flowers in clusters of between 11-15 flowers in summer are followed by rounded woody fruits

Scientific classification

Species: black peppermint (Eucalyptus amygdalina)
Genus: Eucalyptus
Family: Myrtaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: Higher than 12 metres
Height: wider than 8 metres
Spread: Evergreen
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Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of black peppermint

Distribution map

Tasmania

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of black peppermint

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black peppermint care guide

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging

Fertilizing

Balanced feed in spring and light repeat in growth season

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.