Description
Common name: Urn Gum
E. urnigera is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree with smooth, peeling bark that ranges in colour from grey to cream to orange. The rounded juvenile leaves and adult lance-shaped leaves are blue-green to dark green and white flowers appear in spring and summer. The pendulous flower buds and fruits are held on long peduncles in groups of three and have a distinctive urn shape (urceolate).
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Age/Size: 2-years old in 1 gallon pot.
Height: 20.0-45.0’ much less when grown in pots.
Spread: 8.0-13.0’ much less when grown in pots.
Ornamental Details: Bark is smooth, white-gray or yellow-brown.
Juvenile leaves simple, opposite, sessile, orbicular, pale blue to green. Adult leaves simple, alternate, lanceolate with acute tip, thick, green or slightly glaucous (2.0-3.5 × 0.5-1.0”).
Flowers white, in small clusters, producing urceolate fruit (~ 0.6 × 0.35”)
Light Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Sun.
Soil Type: Prefer well-draining soil with light moisture.
Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10
Attributes: Deer Resistant, Attracts Birds, Fast Growth, Foliage Interest, Fragrant Foliage, Fruit Interest, All Seasons Interest, Hardy, Ornamental Tree, Upright Growth, Hardy
Care: Easy Care