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Silver Leaf Candlebark

Eucalyptus canobolensis

Also called Blackbutt Candlebark

Silver Leaf Candlebark
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Silver Leaf Candlebark is a small, cold-hardy eucalyptus tree native only to the slopes of Mount Canobolas in New South Wales, Australia. It is grown mainly as a specimen or landscape tree in cool climates, and it needs full sun and good drainage.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply while young, then let the top few centimetres of soil dry out between waterings; established trees are fairly drought tolerant.
Soil
Well-drained soil; tolerates poor, stony soils.
Temperature
Hardy to around -10 °C once established; best in cool to mild climates, and it dislikes prolonged heat and humidity.
How easy
Moderate

About

Eucalyptus canobolensis, commonly known as the Mount Canobolas candlebark or silver-leaf candlebark, is a species of tree that is endemic to a small area of New South Wales in eastern Australia. It is a small tree with smooth bark on the trunk and branches, dull, lance-shaped adult leaves, flowers buds in groups of three, white flowers and cup-shaped, bell-shaped or conical fruit. It is only known from Mount Canobolas near Orange.

Where it grows

Eucalyptus canobolensis is only known from the upper slopes of Mount Canobolas where it grows in subalpine woodland.

Other Eucalyptus plants

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eucalyptus canobolensis 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.

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