The tree was damaged by frost in mid September.
Eucalyptus gunnii, commonly known as cider gum, is a species of large tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the island of Tasmania, Australia. It has mostly smooth bark, lance-shaped to egg-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and cylindrical to barrel-shaped fruit.

It is a large evergreen tree with peeling cream and brown bark. Juvenile foliage bright glaucous-blue, rounded; adult leaves elliptic or sickle-shaped, grey-green. Flowers white, in small clusters.
Eucalyptus gunnii ‘Silverana’ – Silver Cider Gum is a fabulous dwarf variety with intense silver foliage, for the smaller garden, patio pots and raised planters.

Why I like this variety:

Dwarf compact hybrid – easy to grow
Can be kept as a small evergreen bushy shrub from 1.2m upwards – prune March and end of May.

Great as a privacy screening tree – Grow as a statement compact standard tree in your garden.

Fabulous silver leaves and young stems for cut foliage in the house.


’  responds well to regular annual pruning on March 18th  to keep it small, either as a bushy shrub or shrub-on-a-stick.

If maintained as a pollarded specimen, it will take on the size and shape of a Pittosporum shrub or coppiced Hazel tree.

Can be managed anywhere between 2.4m to 5-6m tall (8ft – 20ft)  with annual pruning.

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