Botanical Name: Eucalyptus citriodora
Common Name: Lemon-scented gum
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a tall, erect, slender, single-trunked tree, which forms a loose, irregular, open canopy; smooth pinkish-white bark peels off in patches; the lower branches drop off as the tree canopy grows in height
Height 50'-70'(100')
Spread 1/4 - 1/3
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun
Soil sandy loam preferred; tolerates most except alkaline
Hardiness some frost (only to 24 F), zones 8-24: thrives on coast
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, lanceolate-falcate; 3"-7" long, narrow, yellow-green; lemon-scented, on reddish branches
Flowers whitish, inconspicuous, many-stamened, in stalked umbels; winter or summer
Fruit a capsule; woody, urn-shaped, 1/4" diameter
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
a tall vertical accent valued for its white trunk and loose, open canopy; use in groves or as silhouette; safe to grow near walls (deep-rooted), lawn tree; suitable for informal & subtropical landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering tolerates both heavy watering and occasional drought
Fertilizing no special requirements; may need iron to correct chlorosis
Pruning stake and head high when young
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Australia
Family: Myrtaceae

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