Eucalyptus pauciflora

Snow gums (Eucalyptus pauciflora )

The snow gums (Eucalyptus pauciflora, Syn: .. Eucalyptus coriacea Cunn ex Schauer) is a species of the genus Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus ) and carries the English common name "Snow Gum" and "White Sally".

Description

Eucalyptus pauciflora grows as a evergreen tree or shrub. In subalpine areas he often only achieved growth heights of 8-10 meters and in the lowland areas it reaches stature heights of 20 to 30 meters. It can tolerate frost down to -20 ° C. The smooth, white to light gray shiny, but sometimes red - brown bark it comes off in strips from the trunk. The leaves often appear whitish- green.

The flowering time of Eucalyptus pauciflora ranges in Australia from December to February.

Occurrence

Eucalyptus pauciflora occurs in southeastern Australia. Subalpine areas are inhabited for example, the Snowy Mountains. The lowland areas of its habitat are located in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

The snow gums occurs both in closed forests, as well as in more open terrain and in small groups and grows at altitudes from 1300 to 1800 meters, where they dominate the absolute limit of growth for trees.

Due to the large stands of Eucalyptus pauciflora land consolidation were decimated in the lowland layers of Victoria and Queensland, and now you're trying to get the existing stocks.

System

From Eucalyptus pauciflora are some subspecies (selection):

• Eucalyptus pauciflora sieve. ex A.Spreng. subsp. pauciflora,
• Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. debeuzevillei ( syn. E. debeuzevillei )
• Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophila ( syn. E. niphophila ) is one of the most robust Eucalyptus forms to withstand temperatures well below freezing.