This tree may have an upright spreading habit or a short bole with an open crown and pale tan coloured bark. It has glossy green lanced-shaped leaves that tend to be at the end of the branches and the creamy-white flowers appear during summer.

Hardiness zones 8 to 10 

Eucalyptus cladocalyx is naturally found in Australia growing on the Flinders Ranges and Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is also found growing on Kangaroo Island. It prefers a deep sandy loam and podsolic soils in an open sunny position and is drought and frost tolerant.

Sugar Gum is a very hardy tree that is grown along roadsides or in parks and gardens as a lawn specimen for shade or in groups along borders for screening. It is also planted in woodland settings and is fast growing shedding lower branches when young and establishes in 2-4 years. It tolerates limestone-based soils and a wide range of climatic zones. ID 922

Eucalyptus (ew-ka-LIP-tus) cladocalyx (klad-oh-KAL-iks)

Myrtaceae (mir-TAY-see-ee)
Myrtle, Eucalyptus, Clove and Guava Family