Eucalyptus cinerea
Common Names: argyle apple, silver dollar tree, silver dollar eucalyptus
Family: Myrtaceae (myrtle Family)
tree Shrub Drought Tolerant Can be Grown in Containers Has Medicinal Uses Has evergreen foliage Has Unusual or Interesting Foliage Useful for fresh and/or dried arrangements Fragrant
Description
Argyle apple, or silver dollar tree as it is better know in The States, is a fast growing evergreen (make that "ever silvery blue") Australian eucalyptus with a rounded crown and rough fibrous reddish brown bark. It can get up to 50 ft (15 m) tall with a spread of 30-40 ft (10-12 m), but is more commonly 20-30 ft (6-9 m) tall and 15-20 ft (4.5-6 m) wide, and usually in cultivation quite a bit smaller. Argyle apple produces juvenile leaves that are opposite, broadly heart shaped or round, silvery bluish green, and about 2 in (5 cm) across. These are usually followed by adult leaves that are pendulant, alternate, thick and leathery, and lance shaped, 3-4 in (7.5-10 cm) long. Some juvenile leaves almost always persist on adult trees. The common names, silver dollar tree and silver dollar eucalyptus describe trees with mainly juvenile leaves. Foliage has the smell of menthol. Small, horticulturally insignificant, white flowers are borne in clusters of three in summer, usually only on large, adult trees.