Basisdaten
description:
The eucalyptus comes from South Tasmania (Australia) and grows there at an altitude of about 800 meters. This eucalyptus is very rare.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Eucalyptus coccifera
other name:
Mount Wellington Peppermint
family:
Myrtaceae
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 30 m (99 ft)
leaf:
The leaves are oblong to oblong-oval, gray-green to whitish shimmer. The leaf margin is smooth. The leaves are variable in shape depending on the age of the tree.
leaf shape:
oblong
leaf margin:
smooth
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
evergreen
fruit:
Pedunculated fruits, often two or three together.
branches:
The branches are reddish to greenish.
bark:
The bark is brown and smooth at a young age. Older stems are red-brown and the bark peels off streaky.
location:
Sun to half-shade