snow gum

(Plants) any of various eucalyptus trees that grow at high altitude, esp Eucalyptus pauciflora

[so called because it grows at high altitude]

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snow gum - small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips

Eucalyptus coriacea, Eucalyptus pauciflora, ghost gum, white ash

eucalypt, eucalyptus tree, eucalyptus - a tree of the genus Eucalyptus

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Although evergreen, the leaves are insignificant, but the bark is in a different league, that of the Snow Gum from the Snowy Mountains of south-east Australia demanding attention particularly in winter when there is not much else to enjoy.

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