Narrow- or Willow-leaved Peppermint Eucalyptus, Nichol's Willow-leaved Eucalyptus             eu-ka-LIP-tus

• Broadleaf evergreen tree, fast growing, to 50 ft (15 m) tall.  Bark rough, fibrous, yellow-brown.  Juvenile leaves alternate, crowded, sessile (without a petiole) or a short petiole, linear, gray-green; adult leaves simple, alternate, narrowly lanceolate, about 6-13 cm long and 0.5-1 cm wide, somewhat blue-green to gray-green, lateral vein faint.  Flower clusters axillary, about 7-flowered.
• Sun to partial shade, drought tolerant, resistant to frost.  Excessive watering can cause chlorosis.  A garden and street tree in California.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 8   Native to a small area of New South Wales, Australia, but uncommon.
• Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden,