Extracted from:
Forest Trees of Australia
CSIRO 1984
 

Also known as:

Cabbage gum
Weeping gum
White salee
 

Eucalyptus pauciflora is usually only 10 – 20 metres in height with a short, crooked bole which is commonly strongly branched from near ground level. For its size the bole may be stout and to 1 metre dbh (diameter at breast height). Only rarely is the tree found up to 30 metres in height, with a straight bole. At high altitudes it is commonly a bushy shrub or low twisted tree much buffeted by the wind

The snow gums have a wide distribution particularly in the mountains and  tablelands of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. In a few places they are found almost to sea level, as in parts of Tasmania and at Mount Eliza in Victoria, the Bega - Wolumla area of southern New South Wales and near Mt Gambier in South Australia.  

Snow gum occurs in many habitats, e.g.  mountain slopes, exposed ridge tops and tablelands, as well as plains at altitudes. It is commonly found on shallow rocky soils as well as moderate quality,  well-drained alluviums.

Snow gum occurs mostly in open-forest or woodland formation, although at the highest altitudes it is found in tall shrubland. Associated eucalypt species include black sallee (E.stellulata), alpine ash (E. delegatensis), mountain gum (E. dalrympleana), manna gum (E. viminalis) and candlebark (E. rubida). 

Bark: 

Shed in irregular patches from the whole of the trunk and branches, leaving a smooth surface which may change colour from white to yellow to dark grey, depending on the length of time exposed, giving  a mottled effect; in many localities it is conspicuously marked by ‘scribbles’ caused by insect larvae.

Wood:

Heartwood light pinkish brown, rather light, comparatively soft, moderately strong but with many gum veins; density about 690 kg m?3; used locally for fence posts and firewood but the species have more value in conserving the ecosystems and in providing shelter for suburban blocks and grazing animals.

Distinction Features:

A gum with bark usually shed completely to ground level, often scribbly; ash-type seedlings;  adult leaves thick, glossy, with veins almost parallel to the midrib; fruits with rims.

Eucalyptus pauciflora 
 

• Graceful attractive tree
• Trunk  streaked white, grey and yellow
• Birds attractive to flowers and seeds
• White flowers – summer 
• Fire resistant