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Dwarf Bushy Sugar Gum - Eucalyptus cladocalyx ‘Nana’
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Overview & Specifications
Dwarf Bushy Sugar Gum - Eucalyptus cladocalyx 'Nana'
A refined, compact native that delivers year-round structure without the scale of a full-grown gum. Eucalyptus cladocalyx 'Nana' offers dense, controlled form, soft grey-green foliage, and the inherent resilience of a true Australian native, purpose-built for considered, professional landscapes.
Why Dwarf Bushy Sugar Gum
Compact, dense form: Maintains a naturally neat, bushy habit with minimal intervention.
Australian native provenance: Adapted to local soils and climate, with exceptional drought tolerance once established.
Year-round foliage: Soft grey-green tones provide persistent colour and textural contrast across seasons.
Low resource demand: Performs without supplemental fertilising or intensive maintenance programmes.
Controlled scale: Reaches 5 to 7 metres, delivering presence and screening capacity without oversized canopy impact.
Ideal Applications
Native screening: An effective medium-height screen for boundary definition and privacy on residential and commercial properties.
Specimen planting: Provides a composed focal point in compact or architecturally restrained landscapes.
Acreage and rural projects: Delivers structural definition along boundaries without excessive height or canopy spread.
Contemporary Australian landscapes: Integrates naturally into native and modern design palettes favoured by landscape architects.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 2–3m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 4–6m
Planting Season: Autumn or spring, avoiding extreme heat or frost periods
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained to freely draining soils; tolerates poor, sandy, or loamy soils; highly drought tolerant once established
Establishment Care: Water deeply once or twice a week for the first 6–12 months to encourage deep root development. Once established, this cultivar is highly drought tolerant and requires minimal supplemental irrigation.
Plant Details
Height: 4–6m
Width: 3–5m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun
Native to: South Australia (Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island)
Flower Colour: Cream to white
Delivery
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Installation
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