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Nursery Direct
Sydney Blue Gum
Eucalyptus saligna
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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Request photosHow tall it arrives: 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 75L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
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After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Sydney Blue Gum - Eucalyptus saligna
Eucalyptus saligna is a tall, straight-trunked forest gum of coastal New South Wales and South East Queensland, and it puts on height quickly once its roots take hold. It gives a large property scale, shade and architectural presence, provided there is room for a forest tree to reach its full size.
Why Sydney Blue Gum
Straight, upright habit: Its tall single trunk keeps a row of trees uniform from end to end.
Blue grey bark: The smooth upper trunk takes on the cool blue grey cast behind its common name, above a short rough base.
Glossy dark canopy: Deep green, glossy leaves give the crown a darker tone than most gums, a strong backdrop to paler planting.
Sheltered site performer: At home in gullies and on sheltered slopes, it suits valley blocks and the lee side of a ridge.
Proven at scale: A staple of professional landscapes where height, mass, and longevity are non-negotiable.
Ideal Applications
Formal avenue planting: Uniform rows along a long rural drive, set well back from the pavement, create a commanding, estate-quality approach.
Homestead backdrop: A group of three planted well behind the house gives a large property a tall, dark green skyline.
Statement feature planting: Deployed as a single-specimen focal point where scale and form define the composition.
Paired entrance trees: A matched pair either side of a gateway, clear of the drive itself, marks the entry to a large property.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 10 to 15m
Best Planting Season: Autumn to spring, avoiding periods of extreme heat or frost
Soil & Drainage: Deep, well-drained loams and clay loams of moderate to good fertility; it does not tolerate prolonged waterlogging, so keep it off low, poorly drained ground
Establishment Care: Water it thoroughly once a week through its first year, then only in prolonged dry weather. Set it well back from houses, pavements and sewer or stormwater lines, as a forest tree of this size roots widely and can shed heavy limbs.
Plant Details
Height: 30 to 40m
Width: 10 to 18m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun
Native to: Eastern Australia (New South Wales and Queensland)
Flower Colour: White
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







