Key Benefits
 | Small species for home gardens |
| Attractive foliage and flowers |
| Low moisture requirements |
Problem Solving Features
| Does well in acid soils |
| Low nutrient needs |
| Low maintenance |
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Eucalyptus pumila Pokolbin mallee |
Description: A mallee to 15' (5 m) tall, that forms a lignotuber. The bark is smooth, grey to pink, yellow-green, brown, cream or white, shedding from stems in ribbons. Adult leaves lanceolate, slightly glossy or dull green to blue green, flowers white. New South Wales.
Climate data:
Culture: Full sun, well drained acid soil, gravel soils, sandy loam.
Uses: Small landscaping species, ornamental, attractive foliage.
| Temperature Rating | USDA Zone 8 |
| Type | Mallee to 15' with lignotuber |
| Flower Color | white |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Placement | Sun |
| Soil | Acid, sand or sandy loam, gravels |
| Culture | annual rainfall - probably 20" or less |
| Native | New South Wales |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
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