Eucalyptus papuana
Ghost Gum

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Inconspicuous small white flowers in the summer)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Evergreen gray-green to light green lanceolate leaves that can be tinted purplish by frost)
 Ultimate Height:
30-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
25-45 feet
 Soil Notes:
Well-drained soils; drought tolerant once established
 Range:
New Guinea and Australia
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Gray-green lanceolate leaves that smell of menthol when crushed, and powdery whitish bark with ripples around branch collar.

Additional Information

Gained its common name from its beautiful, smooth, white bark. Drought tolerant, low water use once established. Adapted well to urban conditions. The leaves have a high phenolic acid content and make it difficult to grow other plants beneath the Ghost Gum. The eucalyptus beetle poses greatest threat, with oval-shaped holes being one of the signs of infestation.

Other plants like this Eucalyptus papuana (Ghost Gum)

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