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Eucalyptus 'Little Boy Blue' (Gum 'Little Boy Blue')

Other names: Mountain gum 'Little Boy Blue', Eucalyptus pulverulenta 'Little Boy Blue', Eucalyptus gunnii 'Little Boy Blue', Cider gum 'Little Boy Blue'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Little Boy Blue' is an upright to spreading, evergreen tree with rounded, aromatic, blue-grey to blue-green leaves and clusters of small white flowers in summer or autumn.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
20 m 10 m 20-50 years
65 ft 32 ft 20-50 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Moisture-retentive
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grows best in fertile, neutral to slightly acid soil that does not dry out. Site in full sun with shelter from cold, drying winds. Hardier than the species.

Suggested uses

Containers/Patio, Architectural, Sub-Tropical

UK hardiness

H5

USDA zones

Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10

Sunset zone

5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Low
Central Valley = Low
South Coastal = Low
South Inland = Low
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Upright, Spreading

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Pruning group 1. Remove damaged, diseased or crossing branches in late winter/early spring. Habit is bushy but can be trained as a small, single-stemmed tree. For best juvenile foliage, prune as pruning group 7.

Propagation methods

Stem tip cuttings

Pests

Diseases

Silver leaf

Oedema

Selective pruning only (only if needed)

Take softwood cuttings

Pinch out the stem tips to encourage branching

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Plant in moist, lime free, well-drained soil

Coppicing (optional)

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