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Eucalyptus archeri
Alpine cider gum is a mallee or small tree native to Tasmania's high country, growing above 1,000 m and forming the tree line at Ben Lomond. It is a hardy cold-climate eucalypt best grown in full sun with good drainage.
Eucalyptus archeri, also known as alpine cider gum, is a mallee or a small tree that is endemic to Tasmania. It has smooth white or greyish bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and conical to barrel-shaped fruit. It intergrades with E. gunnii.
Apple cider gum is found at altitudes above 1,000 metres (3,000 ft), on the northern slopes of the Central Plateau and forms the tree line at Ben Lomond. It grows in shallow soil among rock outcrops on mountain tops and in open woodland.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus archeri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
