Propagation
Surface sow fresh seed during spring in a well-drained media, and maintain a temperature of 16ş to 18ş C. (61ş to 64ş F). Prick out and pot up when they are large enough to handle.

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.


Botanic information
Leaf: The glossy dark green leaves are elliptical to broad-lanceolate with a thick leathery texture and conspicuous venation. The petiole is short and an acute apex.

Flower: There are 3 to 6 club-shaped sessile buds that are up to 6mm (Ľin) long arranged in a dense terminal panicle. The flower colour is cream to green and the flowering period is from early spring to summer.

Fruit: The capsule is cupular to urceolate with faint ribs and has a short pedicle. There are 4-deeply descending valves and the disc is moderately broad.