Skinny Minny Eucalyptus Tree

Eucalyptus moorei ‘Skinny Minny’

Plant Details

USDA Zones: 8a-11

Plant Type: Evergreen Tree

Height at Maturity: 12-18′

Width at Maturity: 6-10′

Spacing:

Growth Habit / Form: Upright

Growth Rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Flowering Period: Summer

Foliage Color: Blue Green

Fragrant Foliage: Yes

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Part Shade

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist, Dry (when established), Wet

Soil pH: 5.5 to 6.5 (Moderate to Slightly Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low when left in it’s natural form

Attracts: Butterflies

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Heat, Insect, Drought, Wet Soil

Description

The smallest of the hardy Eucalyptus we offer, all grown up ‘Skinny Minny’ reaches about 12 feet height but with age and in ideal conditions might reach 18 feet tall. Its smaller size lends well to growing as a large shrub or lower branches can be removed to form a very attractive small tree. The fragrant blue-green leaves are very “skinny” on this one, hence the name, and provide a unique, soft texture all its own in the landscape. What’s more, the smooth bark with silver to cream furrows peels off a cinnamon color to reveal white underbark. Excellent for the landscape or in pots, planters and other containers.

Cold Hardiness

In McDonough, GA (zone 8A) 10 month old Eucalyptus trees, in pots and in ground, had no stress signs after a winter where temps reached in the low 20’s.

Landscape Uses

Slowly growing to about 12 feet tall in the ground and maybe one-half to two-thirds that size in a container, the Skinny Minny Eucalyptus tree is ideal for use as a specimen in smaller garden spaces or in groupings or as a hedge in larger spaces. A fine selection to grow in a pot. Will naturally form a large shrub however lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive small tree. A fine addition to fragrance gardens and around swimming pools and other bodies of water.

Suggested Spacing: 6 feet apart for hedge; 12 feet or more apart for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 8a, where this Eucalyptus is not winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

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Growing nicely; winter time will tell, I suppose.———————————————————Thanks for the photo! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I bought the one gallon pot sized plant. It is a beautiful, delicate eucalyptus variety, and a nice addition to my patio. The fragrance is not strong. More of an after note, but lovely. Perhaps the size or location affects the scent. I live in zone 7b and hope the plant will withstand the cooler winter temperature.——————————————Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

A very sweet and charming lightly fragrant small tree! Being thrifty, I purchase the quart size, so I have to wait for it to explode with more beautiful leaf color and tree formation. Patient to wait, It will be a good focal point in my small garden :D——————————————-Patience is a virtue. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The tree arrived quickly and most importantly, in excellent condition! It is planted and thriving with noticeable new growth in a very short time. I am incredibly pleased!—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Perfect packaging Thx!————————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂