Redbox, Silver Dollar Gum, Red Box Eucalyptus polyanthemos

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Botanical Name:

Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Family:

Myrtaceae

Genus:

Eucalyptus

Species:

polyanthemos

Common Name:

Redbox, Silver Dollar Gum, Red Box

Seeds Per Pound:
2,000,000
Quantity:
0.16 lb
Germination:
50%
Germination Test Type:
estimate
Purity:
99%
Height:
30-75 ft
Collection Locale:
Australia
Crop Year:
2024
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
8
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
In Stock: 0.16 lb
Prices
  • Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 0 seeds)
$8.95
1 oz (~ 125000 seeds)
$350.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 2 weeks.
Germination: Germination generally takes place in 10-25 days. Transplant seedlings when they have thier 3rd or 4th leaf. From here keep well watered.
Other: To avoid damp off, plant only to the depth of the seed. Don't overcrowd.
Short description:
Description Adult leaves and immature fruit Red Box grows to between 7 and 25 metres, often with a crooked trunk and is noted for its domed canopy of greyish foliage. Bark may be smooth or fibrous and persistent. [ 1 ] The juvenile leaves are round and grey-green and the adult leaves are ovate and between 5 to 10 cm in length and 2 to 5 cm in width with long petioles . Veins on the leaves are distinct and the marginal vein is notably distant from the leaf edge. [ 1 ] Flower buds appear in groups of 3 to 7 and have small conical caps. The white flowers appear between September and January (early spring to mid summer) in the species native range, followed by pear-shaped fruits which are 4 to 7 mm long and 3 to 6 mm wide and have enclosed valves. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
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