Propagation
Surface sow fresh seed during spring in a well-drained media, and maintain a temperature of 16º to 18º C. (61º to 64º F). Prick out and pot up when they are large enough to handle.
This plant is resistantto Phytophthora cinnamomi.
Botanic information
Leaf: The juvenile leaves are sessile and broad lanceolate up to 150mm (6in) long. The dull green narrow lanceolate adult leaves are petiolate and concolorous.
Flower: There are 3 to 7white flowers arranged in a umbel with flattened peduncles and the pedicles absent. They appear from summer to autumn and the buds are ovoid and the opercula are conical to hemispherical-apiculate.
Fruit: The globular capsule is sessile or may have a short pedicel. There are 3 to 4 ascending valves that are exserted and the disc is broad.
General pruning information
Eucalyptusspecies require little pruning apart from removal of damaged or dead wood, which should be taken off at the collar. If the tree is cut back hard it will produce epicormic shoots and the crown may be lifted or thinned by removal of selected branches.