Eucalyptus plug plants

We can supply plug plants of the following species:

Eucalyptus coccifera (Snow peppermint, Tasmanian snow gum)

E. coccifera has excellent foliage for floristry use.

This is a species with straight vigorous growth that is very cold tolerant and has been successfully established in Scotland. It’s juvenile leaves are round and glaucous.

  • Cold tolerant, frost hardy to -18ᴼC
  • Naturally grows in Tasmania on mountains and plateaux (up to 1300m asl)
  • Grows on well drained, rocky dolerite soils
  • Copes with conditions of frost, snow and wind
  • Tolerant of saline and salt spray conditions
  • Juvenile leaves round and glaucous
  • Excellent for floristry – described as “foliage fantastic”
  • Successful establishment in Scotland
  • Straight vigorous tree
  • Can reach up to 40m in height
  • Plant on the most exposed part of the site

Eucalyptus dalrympleana (Mountain White Gum)

This is potentially one of the best suited species for UK conditions. It produces very good quality timber with a good combination of rapid growth and adaptibility.

  • Cold tolerant to -14ᴼC
  • Adapted to well-drained upland sites up to 900m asl
  • Excellent apical dominance characteristics
  • Can reach 50m height at maturity
  • Growth rate 30m3/ha/yr

Eucalyptus delegatensis subsp.tasmaniensis (Gum-topped stringybark) 

This species produces one of the highest quality timbers. It is generally sheltered by other forest trees within its natural habitat. It is part of the blue ashes group of Eucalypts and has large juvenile leaves.

  • Similar habitat to dalrympleana, often on dolerite
  • Altitude range from 400-900m asl
  • Plant on most protected sites. Establishes well within a sheltered forest microclimate
  • Cold tolerance to -10ᴼC
  • More fertile well drained sites
  • Requires tree guards to maintain stability over initial establishment period
  • Can reach 90m height in most suitable conditions
  • Growth rate approx 38m3/ha/yr

Eucalyptus denticulata (Errinundra shining gum)

Well suited to temperate climates with cool wet winters. In southern England these can produce very high yields up there with E. nitens.

  • Similar height to E. nitens – 70m at maturity
  • Grows up to 600m asl
  • Cold tolerance to -12ᴼC
  • Establishes quicker than E. nitens
  • Growth rate approx 38m3/ha/yr

Eucalyptus glaucescens (Tingiringi gum) – OUT OF STOCK FOR 2024

17 month old E. glaucescens

The most popular species in recent UK plantings due to its exceptional cold tolerance, its general unpalatibility to deer and adaptability to diverse sites. It also typically shows exceptional form and dimensions.

  • Cold tolerant to around -18ᴼC
  • Grows up to 1400m above sea level (asl)
  • Will thrive throughout the majority of UK sites
  • Range from 20 to 40m in height
  • Growth rate approx 26 cubic metres per hectare per year (m3/ha/yr)
  • Sites need some drainage for best growth

Eucalyptus (globulus) subsp.bicostata (Southern Blue Gum) 

  • Tolerates coastal and saline conditions
  • Range 0-800m asl
  • Establishes well within a sheltered forest microclimate
  • Cold tolerance to -6 degrees,
  • Thrives on clay-loam sites
  • Juvenile sessile leaves, dull, greyish and waxy
  • Adult leaves large -150-400mm long, glossy, green
  • Plant on most protected sites
  • Competitive for near-surface soil moisture
  • To 60m height, dense timber 900kg/m-3, suitable for general construction/biomass
  • Very rapid growth, on the right climatically protected site, of 50m3/ha/yr in UK

Eucalyptus gunnii (Cider gum) 

E. gunnii is the most “bulletproof” species being tolerant of exposure and frost. It is somewhat untidy and coppices freely. It is also slightly more difficult to cut and split for logs but will grow where others fail.

  • Cold tolerant, very frost hardy to -18ᴼC
  • Naturally grows in poorly drained, basalt type soils
  • Copes with conditions of frost, snow, wind and heavy mist
  • Successful establishment in UK
  • Up to 25m in height
  • Plant in most exposed site
  • Tolerant of saline and salt spray conditions
  • Juvenile leaves round and glaucous, suitable for foliage
  • Coppices well up to the age of 15

Eucalyptus johnstonii (Tasmanian Yellow Gum)

A tall forest tree in sheltered valleys. This species is good on waterlogged sites and can be planted in the wettest part of the planting area.

  • Related to E.subcrenulata, Tasmanian Alpine Yellow Gum (subalpine spp.)
  • Plant in wettest of the planting area
  • Cold tolerant to around -12ᴼC
  • Grows between 500 to 800m asl
  • Tall forest tree in sheltered valleys, height range 20 to 50m
  • Good apical dominance characteristics
  • Tolerant of waterlogged thin peaty soil conditions
  • Tolerant of saline and salt spray conditions
  • Less tolerant than other Eucalypts of sustained drought conditions
  • Growth rate approx 26m3/ha/yr

Eucalyptus nitens (Shining gum)

E. nitens aged 32 months at Treworder, Cornwall.

Well suited to temperate climates with cool wet winters. In southern England this species can produce very high yields. At a site in Treworder, Cornwall the average tree height was 10.1 metres and the diameter at breast height (DBH) was 10.2 cm just 40 months after planting! Over the entire plantation this translates to an incremental yield of 30 cubic metres per hectare per year.

  • Cold tolerant to around -10ᴼC
  • Requires well drained sites
  • Large juvenile leaves
  • Requires tree guards to maintain stability over initial establishment period
  • Very tall – up to 70m height in natural environment
  • Tolerant of saline and salt spray conditions
  • Best short rotation cold tolerant species
  • Growth rate approx 40m3/ha/yr

Eucalyptus rodwayii (Swamp Peppermint)

E. rodwayii aged 44 months on waterlogged landfill site in north Kent. Soil is a thin clay cap over hardcore.

This species has a low nutrient requirement and extensive rooting ability which means that it is highly suitable for land reclamation and for shelterbelts.

  • Cold tolerant to -12ᴼC
  • Fine narrow leaves
  • Tolerates poorly drained upland areas and frost hollows up to 800m asl
  • Creates extensive horizontal rooting structures
  • Can reach a height of 30m
  • Growth rate approx 26m3/ha/yr
  • Suitable for planting in wettest part of the planting area
  • Used throughout the world as a specialised landfill pioneer species

Eucalyptus urnigera (Urn Gum)

This is one of the most cold tolerant Eucalypts. It can cope with conditions of frost, snow and wind and has been successfully established in Scotland and is also ideal for Irish conditions.

  • Cold tolerant, very frost hardy to -18ᴼC
  • Naturally grows in Tasmania on mountains and plateaux (up to 1000m asl)
  • Grows on well drained, rocky dolerite soils
  • Cope with conditions of frost, snow and wind
  • Successful establishment in Scotland
  • Up to 30m in height
  • Can be planted in the most exposed part of the site
  • Growth 24m3/ha/yr
  • Juvenile leaves round and glaucous, suitable for foliage

 

Mixed tray of Eucalyptus plug plants

Plug plants are 10-20 cm high seedlings grown in trays of small cells. They can be planted directly in the ground. There are 100 plug plants in a tray. Eucalypts should be planted at at a minimum of 1,667 plants per hectare although for short rotation forestry and in exposed conditions they will fair better at stocking densities of 2,000 – 2,500 per hectare. See our planting guidelines for more information.

Price list

Small orders

Number of plug plantsCost per unit if one speciesCost per unit if multiple species
Up to 20£3.00
£4.00
21 - 49£2.50£3.50
50 -99£1.80£2.50
100 (full tray)£1.30£1.80

Medium to large orders

Number of trays of 100 plug plants
(one species)
Unit cost per plugUnit cost per full tray
2-5 trays
£1.25£125
6-10 full trays£1.15£115
11-20 full trays£1.05£105
21-30 full trays£0.95£95
31 -50 trays POAPOA
50 + traysPOAPOA

 Please note:

  • Prices are ex VAT and transport
  • Minimum order value of £50 plus VAT
  • Minimum number of plugs = 50
  • Minimum number of plugs per species = 10 (as part of a minimum order of 50)
  • Minimum delivery charge of £17.50 plus VAT
  • These species are reared in Guernsey and dispatched from Bristol or Penrith.
  • The earliest we can dispatch plug plants is April. The latest we can dispatch is mid June. Sometimes we have small quantities of larger plants available at other times of year. Please enquire if you are interested.
  • Each tray has a plant passport
  • We currently cannot supply to the EU or Northern Ireland.

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If you are interested in purchasing Eucalyptus plug plants for 2024 planting please contact us.