I am very curious. Does the shape of Silver Dollar gum leaves change when they get older, or a couple of pictures of that plant on plantfiles are mismatched.
Does anybody know?
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/51537/
Eucalyptus cinerea
Yes, they do change when they get older. The short, broad leaves are juvenile (on seedlings, saplings and root sprouts), the longer, slender sickle-shaped leaves are adult (on mature trees).
This applies to a greater or lesser extent to most (if not all) Eucalyptus.
Resin
Forgot to mention - also, juvenile Eucalyptus leaves are opposite, adult ones are alternate.
Resin
Bummer! I by far prefer the rounded ones. If I keep it potted up, will it stay small enough to keep the juvenile leaves?
If you coppice it, the regrowth will have juvenile leaves for a few years, then coppice again, and so on.
Resin
Thanks Resin. Sounds good because I intend to use the leaves for flower arrangements anyway! Do the roots get huge if I keep coppicing (sp?) it? If they don't I'll plant them in the ground, but it they do, I'll pot it up....
Thanks again.
Rob
The coppicing will stop the root system from growing huge, so safe to plant in the ground.
Coppicing like this is how commercial florists maintain their supplies of Eucalyptus foliage, you're not starting anything new!
Resin
Ha! That's awesome. That's exactly why I wanted one of those. I absolutely love the smell of the leaves in vases. Thanks for your clarifications on this Resin!
Roberta
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