Family:

Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus cinerea

Argyle Apple

Other Names:

First Nations Name(s):

Name Origin:

cinerea — meaning ashen, referring to leaf colour.

Regional Subspecies:

Occurrence:

Regional:

Tumut region.

Australia:

NSW.

Habitat:

Grassy or sclerophyll woodland, on shallow relatively infertile soils.

Habit:

Tree to 15 m high, with red-brown to grey-brown fibrous or stringy bark. Distinctive dull grey- green adult leaves.

Site Preference:

Poorer soils on lower slopes of hill country. Tolerates most frost. Drought resistant.

Characteristics:

Adaptable to most well-drained soils.

Seed Collection:

Monitoring required as seeds shed after maturity.

Propagation:

From seed (± 500 viable seeds per gram).

Regeneration:

Coppices after fire.

VALUES:

Shade & Shelter:

Useful medium-level cover in windbreaks.

Wildlife:

Attracts foliage-gleaning and scale-feeding birds such as thornbills and pardalotes. Flowers a food source for various insects. Insect-eating birds attracted. Favoured by treecreepers and sittellas. Fruits and seeds a food source for a range of native birds.

Timber:

Not valuable.

Ornamental:

Very attractive for gardens and parks, due to dense blue-grey foliage.

Other:

Silvery foliage used in floral industry.