Key Benefits
 | Small species for home gardens |
| Attractive foliage |
| Low moisture requirements |
Problem Solving Features
| Does well in poor soils |
| Low nutrient needs |
| Low maintenance |
| Suitable for windbreaks or hedges |
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Eucalyptus albida White-leaved Mallee |
SUBGENUS SYMPHYOMYRTUS Section Bisectae Series Porantherae |
Description: A bushy, multi-stemmed mallee to about 15' tall. It has distinctive blue/white juvenile foliage on the lower branches, lanceolate, lustrous green adult leaves on upper branches. Small white flowers appear in clusters along the slender branches. The bark is a polished brown or gray-brown. This mallee is found native in the open sand-heaths of Western Australia.
Culture: Sandy or gravel type soils, pH 5.5 to 6.4, annual rainfall minimum of 14 inches per year.
Uses: Ornamental, hedges or windbreaks, useful cut flowers, foliage or fruit
| Temperature Rating | USDA Zone 9 |
| Type | Small mallee to 9', lignotuber |
| Flower Color | Creamy white |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Placement | Sun |
| Soil | Acid, gravels, sand |
| Culture | 14" annual rainfall |
| Native | West Australia |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
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