Eucalyptus papuana
Ghost Gum

 Family:
 Genus:
 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
 Light Requirements:
 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.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Drought Tolerant 275
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Shade Tree 170
  • Specimen 598

    • 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.

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