The Sugar Gum is a tall evergreen tree that grows to 12m with ascending branches. It is originally from the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. It features mottled grey and yellow cream bark. This plant is a food source and nesting site for birds.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Trees 7 metres +
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants, Habitat plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- Spring