Eucalyptus Trees (Eucalyptus gunnii) Cider Gum Tree
A magnificent and fast growing evergreen tree with vivid glaucous blue rounded foliage that is especially colourful on younger growth. In late summer attractive clusters of white flowers appear on established trees, this is a great plant to bring a splash of colour into the garden.
The young foliage of Eucalyptus trees is very popular with flower arrangers, it makes a great foil for many colours in arrangements. If the plants are pruned back to restrict their size then ample amounts of this valuable foliage will be produced. This also makes the colourful Cider Gum Tree suitable for more modestly sized gardens where its silvery blue foliage will look great against the bright colours of flowers and perennials.
Grow Eucalyptus trees in any good, well drained soil that doesnt dry out completely in summer (on thinner soils add a generous quantity of organic matter at planting time, well mixed. together with a mulch after planting). They grow best in conditions of full sun or partial shade. Eucalyptus trees are native to Australia and so prefer a sheltered spot away from the harshest winter weather but otherwise this is a very easy tree to grow. (if the trees are damaged by cold winter conditions they will almost always re grow from further down the trunk).
Our Eucalyptus Trees are all grown in pots making them ideal for planting at any time of year because their is no root distrurbance. When planting them we always recommend adding rootgrow to the planting hole to give your new tree the very best start.
Mature Eucalyptus Trees can attain a height of 12 metres or more after 20 years, when pruned as a shrub each springthis can be reduced to 3-4 metres making them worthy of consideration for gardens of a more modest size.
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
Location | Order Value | Price |
UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
Location | Order Value | Price |
UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
Location | Order Value | Price |
UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page