Eucalyptus Trees In the PNW

[Zach K]

Lets get down to brass tax. Hardy Eucalyptus grows in the PNW (British Columbia - Seattle - Portland region).  However I still have some un-answered questions (Ones that can survive down to zone 8a):

1. What species grow the fastest ?

2. Which have the strongest scent?

3. Can you help me identify the Euc's in the attached pictures and link? (FYI these are all from Portland, OR)

Please help me identify --->Portland Eucalyptus (sweet looking Arbutus menziesi)

Please help me identify --->Portland Downtown Eucalyptus (I think its a spinning gum)

Please help me identify --->Portland Airport Eucalyptus (Theres another one just east of that one)

^ Another angle of the Airport Eucalyptus

^Large one in North Portland 

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^Very skinny trunks... any idea??

 

If you have any cool PNW eucalyptus pictures, please share!

 

Cheers!

 

[Chester B]

Hi Zach

I have many Eucalyptus, and like others I have started removing some as my lot is not quite big enough. My main concern is having big trees so close to my house. 
 

1. Spinning gum is my fastest by a long shot. I bought from Xera 4 years back. It went from 1’ to at least 30’ in 4 years. My house is 3 stories and it’s over the roof. Scheduled to be cut down as soon as my tree guy has time. Xera still states they grow to 18’ in our climate, wish I knew then what I knew now. 
 

2. Eucalyptus neglecta has the strongest scent by a long shot. I have two and you can smell them from a distance. Eucalyptus pauciflora has no scent even when you crush the leaves. 
 

I think 1&2 are both Eucalyptus pauciflora aka the snow gum. Which variety I can’t say but it seems like these are the most common Eucalyptus around and I usually see “niphophila” being sold. I had 3 but removed two this summer. 
 

Number 3 I don’t know what it is. Interesting bark for sure. 
 

Remaining on my property are one Eucalyptus pauciflora “niphophila”, two neglecta, two stellulata and one subcrenulata. 
 

Around town like I mentioned before 9/10 Eucalyptus are snow gums. Occasionally you’ll see something different but I find them difficult to identify. One Green World now carries a large selection of species if you’re interested. 
 

If you want to see some real big ones both Cistus and Rare Plant Research have some big ones in their display gardens. 

Photos of a big Snow gum on Ankeny

 

Edited October 21, 2021 by Chester B

[Zach K]

Thanks! 

Looks like I need to hunt out a neglecta! I'll go check out One Green World today.

Thanks for clarifying on what the most common type around here is. I had a hunch that they are mostly all snow gums.

A week ago I collected seed pods from the E.P ssp. niphophila at PDX and I'm gonna try to germinate them. Any tips? Once they finish opening up, I was just planning to get an open soil tray with seed starter soil and then dust the top of the soil with the seeds then cover with a thin layer of sand. Should I cold stratify before I dust? If I'm successful, I wouldn't mind spreading the love around PDX in various locations...

 

Also since were talking about Euc's...My parents planted a E. pauciflora ssp. niphophila in their backyard last year in the fall that was bought from Xera plants. It survived the snow/ice storm (I threw a frost cloth over it just to make sure) but took a long time to start growing again. Anyways it has only grown over 2' since. Should they keep this thing staked to the ground? It's very floppy.

 

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Also that's an impressive snow gum on Ankeny! (Where exactly btw?)

Edited October 21, 2021 by Zach K

[Chester B]

41 minutes ago, Zach K said:

A week ago I collected seed pods from the E.P ssp. niphophila at PDX and I'm gonna try to germinate them. Any tips? Once they finish opening up, I was just planning to get an open soil tray with seed starter soil and then dust the top of the soil with the seeds then cover with a thin layer of sand. Should I cold stratify before I dust? If I'm successful, I wouldn't mind spreading the love around PDX in various locations...

Yes these need to be stratified.  I prepared them like you have outlined and put them in the fridge for a couple months.  Before my spinning gum gets removed I plan on harvesting a few hundred seed pods for distribution as well.

 

41 minutes ago, Zach K said:

Also since were talking about Euc's...My parents planted a E. pauciflora ssp. niphophila in their backyard last year in the fall that was bought from Xera plants. It survived the snow/ice storm (I threw a frost cloth over it just to make sure) but took a long time to start growing again. Anyways it has only grown over 2' since. Should they keep this thing staked to the ground? It's very floppy.

Everything I read says to not stake but I've had the same issue.  I did stake to try and keep them straight but make sure they can move around to develop a good root system.  My other bit of advice would be to trim it in late spring to encourage bushiness, once it gets bigger.  These tend to what to grow straight up, from my understanding "debeuzevillei" is more likely to form a multibranch tree than "niphophila"  These are the hardiest Eucs, our winters will never bother them.

You can look up on One Green World's website for the varieties they have.  They do have neglecta, I saw them when I was last there.  Tempting to buy another one as they are my favorite, but I don't have the room.

That big snow gum is on the corner of Ankeny and 8th, you can see it on google street view, last image 2019.

Edited October 21, 2021 by Chester B

[Zach K]

3 hours ago, Chester B said:

Yes these need to be stratified.  I prepared them like you have outlined and put them in the fridge for a couple months.  Before my spinning gum gets removed I plan on harvesting a few hundred seed pods for distribution as well.

 

Everything I read says to not stake but I've had the same issue.  I did stake to try and keep them straight but make sure they can move around to develop a good root system.  My other bit of advice would be to trim it in late spring to encourage bushiness, once it gets bigger.  These tend to what to grow straight up, from my understanding "debeuzevillei" is more likely to form a multibranch tree than "niphophila"  These are the hardiest Eucs, our winters will never bother them.

You can look up on One Green World's website for the varieties they have.  They do have neglecta, I saw them when I was last there.  Tempting to buy another one as they are my favorite, but I don't have the room.

That big snow gum is on the corner of Ankeny and 8th, you can see it on google street view, last image 2019.

Ok sounds good. 2 month long cold stratification coming up! You also have a couple strategic spots you want to plant them in lol? I wouldn't mind planting some along 205 near Clackamas/gateway area.

 

Yea the goal is to get a single trunk with some height to it (at least 6') and then have it branch out. Ok late spring *noted* . Yea I think I recall Cistus carrying a debeuzevillei recently. Maybe my memory is slipping. Either way I didn't pick it....probably should've haha.

It seems like a pretty robust website. Not compared to other nurseries I've seen.

 

Hmmmm I cant seem to find it on google maps.  Ankeny and 8th <--- Is this it??

[Chester B]

We have some Madrone trees down this way along the highway so I imagine the Eucs would do well and look great.

If you drive around SE and NE you'd be surprised how many Eucs are around.

SE Ankeny and SE 8th - I didn't realize there was a SW version.

https://goo.gl/maps/DX1xBqYZFb9Ak54m8

 

 

[Zach K]

Agreed.

Ive seen some very impressive specimens in NE for sure!

I guess there is. Wow thats a good looking one for sure.

[ShadyDan]

@Chester B Do you have a picture of your E. subcrenualta? I have a small one in my yard and just curious to see how they look while a bit bigger.
 

@Zach K Along with palms, Eucs are my other favorite plant to grow. I also have a pretty small lot like Chester, so I can't go wild planting a ton haha. I agree with pretty much everything Chester said answering your questions, but I'll throw in my 2 cents as well. For a super fast growing tree, try some of the bigger hardy species: E. dalrympleana, E. nitens come to mind. There are lots of mature Euc specimens on Vancouver Island I know of, including E. pauciflora (and subspecies, also the most common here), E. dalrympleana, E. perriniana, E. gunnii, E. parvula... I'm sure there are more I haven't found yet. Here is a great paper (based in Seattle) about growing Eucs in the PNW: https://depts.washington.edu/uwbg/research/theses/Robert_Wrench_MEH_2020_compressed.pdf

I grow and sell Eucs (along with palms) as a hobby. A couple tips for growing from my experience:
- Community sow seed and cold stratify seeds in the fridge for ~2-3months. Separate them out individually once the first pair of true leaves (not cotyledons) have opened and grow on in 4" pots after that.
- Do NOT stake (my opinion), leads to weaker stems in the future. If they grow sideways at first, they will straighten themselves out as they get larger.
- Plant Eucs while they are small and far from being root-bound. A small tree will grow much faster than a larger, root-bound tree. I wouldn't grow / buy anything larger than a 1 gallon sized tree. A large tree with an imbalanced root-to-shoot ratio or a rootbound tree is much more like to have root issues in the future, leading to top-heavy trees prone to wind-throw or tipping over with snow load.

On my property, I have E. subcrenualta, E. perriniana, and E. rodwayi, all of which should be 100% hardy where I live. Below is my E. rodwayi, planted as a wee little thing in June 2020 and a picture of how it looks today, easily over 4 meters tall. Not bad for 1.5 years of growth! Also shows the merits of planting when small.

 

[Chester B]

I agree with everything @ShadyDan has added to the conversation.  The only thing I would warn about is the bigger Eucs, it's hard to imagine how massive these actually get.  If you see a mature neglecta or perinianna, which are considered smaller Eucs believe me even they are big trees.

My lone subcrenulata which I grew from seed isn't much to look at right now.  It sat there for 2 years hardly growing and this year it finally took off.  More than doubled in height and probably tripled or quadrupled in mass.  Currently about 7' tall.  The silver tomato stakes are not for support but was to keep my dogs from running it over went it was little.  It's probably another couple years from when it will start to peel and show that nice yellow bark.  It is interesting with its green leaves instead of standard blue.  The leaves remind me of indian spices when you crumple them unlike the neglecta with its Vicks vapo rub smell.

 

Edited October 25, 2021 by Chester B

[Matthew92]

The very first one in the 1st post on top looks like an E. dalrympleana to me.

[Zach K]

@Chester B and @ShadyDan any reason to believe that your E. subcrenualta's can and will look like this eventually?? Cuz If that's the case, I would be propagating the HECK out of this plant. It looks a lot like the the notorious Eucalyptus deglupta (Rainbow Euc) in tropical areas.

 

[ShadyDan]

22 hours ago, Matthew92 said:

The very first one in the 1st post on top looks like an E. dalrympleana to me.

Leaves are much to short for E. dalrympleana IMO. I agree with Chester that it is probably E. pauciflora or one of the sub species.

@Zach K I don't see any reason not! Was one of the reasons (along with the bright green leaves) I chose to have this species. Only time will tell though.

[Chester B]

@Zach K I sure hope they get that awesome yellow color. I’ve never seen one in person other than the one I’m growing. I still have some more seed In the fridge. It may be worth stratifying this winter and doing a little guerilla planting. My seeds came from trees In Olympia so these are pretty hardy trees. 

[Zach K]

16 hours ago, Chester B said:

@Zach K I sure hope they get that awesome yellow color. I’ve never seen one in person other than the one I’m growing. I still have some more seed In the fridge. It may be worth stratifying this winter and doing a little guerilla planting. My seeds came from trees In Olympia so these are pretty hardy trees. 

 

21 hours ago, ShadyDan said:

Leaves are much to short for E. dalrympleana IMO. I agree with Chester that it is probably E. pauciflora or one of the sub species.

@Zach K I don't see any reason not! Was one of the reasons (along with the bright green leaves) I chose to have this species. Only time will tell though.

Exciting stuff. Id be interested to know where you plan to guerilla plant them. Time will tell I guess.

[Zach K]

16 hours ago, Chester B said:

@Zach K I sure hope they get that awesome yellow color. I’ve never seen one in person other than the one I’m growing. I still have some more seed In the fridge. It may be worth stratifying this winter and doing a little guerilla planting. My seeds came from trees In Olympia so these are pretty hardy trees. 

Also thank you for the suggestion of One Green World. they have an amazing selection! The neglectas are pretty good size too to start. Thinking about snagging one... Probably not the best right before winter though...

[Zach K]

On 10/26/2021 at 8:22 PM, Chester B said:

@Zach K I sure hope they get that awesome yellow color. I’ve never seen one in person other than the one I’m growing. I still have some more seed In the fridge. It may be worth stratifying this winter and doing a little guerilla planting. My seeds came from trees In Olympia so these are pretty hardy trees. 

Any Luck on this project? I just happened to revisit this exactly a year later.

 

@ShadyDan Hows your progress a year later?

 

Also question for the both of you... I planted a e. neglecta about a week or two ago because One Green World nursery had a half off all euc special. Is that stupid to do? Is there a chance that the roots wont take and this winter might kill it? I have a frost cloth setup stnading by in case ice is in the forecast. Just curious on how late someone can plant a euc?

[ShadyDan]

12 minutes ago, Zach K said:

Any Luck on this project? I just happened to revisit this exactly a year later.

 

@ShadyDan Hows your progress a year later?

 

Also question for the both of you... I planted a e. neglecta about a week or two ago because One Green World nursery had a half off all euc special. Is that stupid to do? Is there a chance that the roots wont take and this winter might kill it? I have a frost cloth setup stnading by in case ice is in the forecast. Just curious on how late someone can plant a euc?

Naaaa fall time is a great time to plant, especially this year when the soils will be nice and warm. A super hardy species like E. neglecta should have no problem overwintering and establishing itself. My only concern would be that it would be too leggy and root-bound, as it was an end of the year tree. Eucs establish much better when not root-bound.

Exactly 1 year from the last picture, great reminder to check progress. My E. rodwayi is doing great, put on another ~2 meters or so this year. Hoping to see it flower next year.

Interestingly, my E. subcrenulata grew much less this year than last. It hasn't even grown 1 meter this year, compared to the close to 2 meters it did last year.

Sorry for the poor image quality, I'm in desperate need of a new phone.

[Zach K]

Ok good to know. Yea I figure if any of the eucs have a chance its the neglecta. 

Also that is some healthy progress. Keep it up. Cant wait to see both of your guys's subcrenulatas pull off that exotic yellow trunk some day.

You and me both brother. Time for a much needed upgrade *deep sigh*

[Chester B]

I didn't get around to stratifying any of that seed last year, maybe this year.

The subcrenulata I have really took off this year, easily 3 foot or more of new growth and I was able to trim all of the previous years lower branches off so now only fresh new leaves.  They also have started to develop more of the adult foliage on them too.  It finally was able to get above the fence line and get some proper sun.  No peeling bark yet.

[Chester B]

[Chester B]

@ShadyDando you trim your eucalyptus?  Your subcrenulata looks like it has a pretty thick trunk. My Eucalyptus always grow up before growing out. 

[ShadyDan]

31 minutes ago, Chester B said:

@ShadyDando you trim your eucalyptus?  Your subcrenulata looks like it has a pretty thick trunk. My Eucalyptus always grow up before growing out. 

I do not, besides my wife taking the odd cutting for a bouquet or something. I agree, it is not doing a typical Eucalyptus growth pattern. I'm told there might be some E. vernicosa lineage from the tree the seed was collected from, so that could explain why it is a little more squat. I think I will trim a bunch of the lower branches off next spring to try and encourage some upward growth instead of it getting more bushy. 

[Chester B]

3 hours ago, ShadyDan said:

I do not, besides my wife taking the odd cutting for a bouquet or something. I agree, it is not doing a typical Eucalyptus growth pattern. I'm told there might be some E. vernicosa lineage from the tree the seed was collected from, so that could explain why it is a little more squat. I think I will trim a bunch of the lower branches off next spring to try and encourage some upward growth instead of it getting more bushy. 

Gotcha.  I've never trimmed mine, really because I am afraid too..

[Zach K]

For the small flock of seagulls who care, my Google maps street view request for updating Brookings Oregon has been answered. (Ok it probably wasn't my request that did it but anyways)

After a quick check of some of the roads I believe that I have found one of the Largest Eucalyptus in Oregon. (maybe not hieght but width) Looks to be a snow gum of sorts.

Take a look: 400 Linden St - Google Maps

 

On that Brookings note, now I'm gonna dedicate a good portion of my time to mapping out just how many CIDP's, Jubaea, Queens, and other exotics are growing according to google maps. 

 

 

[Chester B]

There's a pretty big one in Coos Bay too.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XonJJTtP1Ma9U4kh7

[Jonathan]

Do any of you guys grow E coccifera, Tasmanian Snowgum? I've always thought it's one of the more pretty Tassie species, and should do well in the PNW. Maybe not easy to find over there? The pic below is just ripped from the net, but well worth a google search to hve a look at some others!

[tarnado]

Wow! I cannot ID eucalyptus #3 with the multi-stemmed mallee habit. Pics of fruit and flowers would also go a long way to help ID if you ever go out collecting!

I spotted this little Eucalyptus cinerea (pretty sure) when the kids and I went for a bike ride to a friend's house this weekend. It was in flower, in early January (after a very warm December). This is in Anacortes, Washington. The scent was full-on Vapo-Rub, just from being close to the plant. I tried to see if it was the flowers putting put so much of the scent, but I couldn't tell because there was so much SMELL.

We moved recently and I planted some Eucalyptus seeds, too. I was going to try to sell the starts but they EXPLODED.

The ones with the really nice, full round leaves with red venation and lacing are Eucalyptus kitsoniana - the 'Gippsland Mallee' or 'bog gum.' It is endemic to Victoria AUS (wombat country!) and is, I just discovered, critically endangered. 

The teeny ones to the lower right are Eucalyptus pulchella, the Tasmanian white peppermint. This species grows at medium altitudes in Tasmania (surprise) and is a real tree, to 20 meters or more with white bark. The seedlings have small, falcate leaves (like a mature tree).

Then I have just a couple of Eucalyptus gregsoniana (previously E. pauciflora var nana), the Wolgan dwarf snow gum; a snow gum mallee (short tree, open habit, multiple stems) from the Blue Mountains near Wallerawang NSW. Also has large, falcate leaves even as a juvenile.

And finally, the species I was actually trying to get seeds from (some of the others were gifts!) - Eucalyptus rodwayi, the Tasmanian swamp peppermint (not related to other Eucalyptus known as peppermints, to add confusion). E. rodwayi grows in heavy, wet soils in frost pockets at 'high' altitutes.

E. rodwayi was the species I was trying hardest to get seed for, as it can grow at 

a) high altitudes, in

b) pockets of prolonged frost

where it can be exposed to 

c) winds too.

Up here in Anacortes, we are in one of the few areas of the world that are getting *colder winter temps* as weather patterns get more energetic. Basically, it comes down to "squamish" winds - very cold, dry air being pushed or sucked over the high mountains that normally keep our weather in the PNW pretty mild. These winds come howling out of the Fraser Canyon and can blast us with severe cold to the single digits F for short periods. 

Anyhow, I've got all these trees now and I only wanted 2 (1 rodwayi and 1 gregsoniana). Lordy!

[ShadyDan]

I haven't revisited this topic in a while but this is a good excuse to give a status report / update. As many of us in the PNW probably remember, the 2023/2024 winter was brutal and a real test for anyone growing borderline exotics. it got down to ~10C at my place, but damage was probably compounded due to the fact it never went below 0C until the big deep freeze in January. As far as the Eucalyptus go on my property and the ones I know of in my area, here are my observations:

- Eucalyptus rodwayi: Mine got some damage and the top ended up dying, so I cut the whole thing down. My neighbours across the street (which I grew for her with the same seed batch) got some minor leaf burn but otherwise came through fine. The ones across the strait at the UBC Botanical Gardens all got cooked and were cut down. So this is definitely a borderline species for the PNW but possible in the milder, coastal locations.

- Eucalyptus perriniana: All 4 I know of came through just fine, including one inland on The Island at the base of Mt Benson (probably 200-300m elevation). A fine choice for growing in the PNW, and probably one of the fastest growing species we can grow.

- Eucalyptus gunnii: There are 2 very large ones in Parksville I know of. No damage. Another winner for the PNW.

- Eucalyptus pauciflora (all sub species): No damage, an obvious choice for growing in the PNW.

- Eucalyptus subcrenulata: I only know of 1 (mine). Had about 20-30% leaf burn but no other damage. Grew out of it just fine the following year. 

- Eucalyptus dalrympleana: There is a small one in my neighbourhood and a huge one in Nanaimo I know of. All came through just fine. This is the Euc to grow if you want a JUMBO hardy Euc for the PNW.

- Eucalyptus parvula: Theres a nice mature one in the middle of a farm near my house. Looks great.

- Eucalyptus neglecta: 2 near my house, 1 had minor leaf burn the other no damage. Another fine choice for the PNW if you want a Euc on the "smaller" size.

I think thats it for species grown around my place. January 2024 was a good data point for which Eucs NOT to grow for this area. Some losers I won't be growing again include: E. amplifolia, E. regnans, E. viminalis, and E. nitens. Some species I have started growing but have not seen a bad winter yet include: E. mitchelliana, E. kybeanensis, and E. camphora.

@Jonathan, E coccifera is not super common around here, although I know they are hardy. There is one at the UBC Botanical Garden (which is a colder location then my area) that survived the January 2024 freeze with minimal damage. The 2 E. rodwayii close to it died to the ground. If I ever came across some seed I would definitely add it to my "hardy species to grow" collection.

@Zach K while not reliably hardy for the Eastern part of the Island, check out this chonker of a Eucalyptus nitens on the milder West Coast (Tofino). This picture was taken after the deep freeze of 2024 so obviously it is hardy there.

@tarnado you have a nice collection going on, many of which I don't know of any specimens growing in the PNW. Those will be good data points once they get in the ground and you will have to keep us updated. If you haven't checked him out already, Ian at the Desert Northwest in Sequim grows a wide variety of Eucs and is an expert in growing Eucs in the PNW. You should check him out sometime. 

[tarnado]

3 hours ago, ShadyDan said:

Ian at the Desert Northwest in Sequim

Thanks so much for the update, @ShadyDan! I am familiar with Ian over in Sequim from his blog years ago!

[Chester B]

4 hours ago, ShadyDan said:

Eucalyptus subcrenulata: I only know of 1 (mine). Had about 20-30% leaf burn but no other damage. Grew out of it just fine the following year. 

The one at my old house survived.  The street view was updated June 2025 and it has grown considerably.

[Zach K]

@ShadyDan Thank you for the update! That is a Biggin for sure! 

 

I found a eucalyptus camphora in Portland, Oregon that looks around 15 years old-ish and in good shape. (see the picture below)

There is an amazing example of a mature E. neglecta at Cistus nursery in Portland, Oregon. I don't have any pictures but my word, probably one of the thickest trunks in the PNW. The funny thing is it's in the parking lot of the nursery so it's not like its even meant to be a showstopper, but it definitely got my attention. Very fragrant. It inspired me to convince a family member to plant it in their back yard.

@Chester B's former E. subcrenulata is proof that it can withstand some HARSH wind and ice conditions. Im stoked for that one because it has that exotic (albeit more yellow) trunk striping similar to a E. deglupta (rainbow euc).

[Meangreen94z]

I spotted these in Terlingua, Texas last weekend outside the La Kiva restaurant. The area probably saw close to 10°F in December 2022 and probably lower in the past. It appears they have only taken outer branch damage. There are dead Washingtonia hybrids close by. Possibly Eucalyptus nicholii? 

[Zach K]

10° is beyond impressive. That’s definitely “nuked” temperature.
 

Anyways, I don’t hear of those in the PNW all that much so I couldn’t tell ya but after a quick google search it does seem to look like a nicholii. But either way, very cool, great find!

[thyerr01]

Might be Eucalyptus microtheca. Flowers would obviously help with the ID.

[Las Palmas Norte]

On 1/9/2026 at 9:54 AM, ShadyDan said:

while not reliably hardy for the Eastern part of the Island, check out this chonker of a Eucalyptus nitens on the milder West Coast (Tofino). This picture was taken after the deep freeze of 2024 so obviously it is hardy there.

I grew E. nitens in Lantzville to a height of 65' without any winter issues what so ever. I got nervous and decided it was time to go. I had it cut down for piece of mind as I didn't want it falling on my house. I had a 60 ft E. urnigera come down in wet snow one winter and fortunately fell away from the house. As well a 35 ft E. gunnii dropped over my driveway under similar conditions.

Currently I have E. pauciflora ssp debeuzevillei and E. perrinianna at our current location. These where grown from local seed.

[Las Palmas Norte]

2 hours ago, Meangreen94z said:

... Possibly Eucalyptus nicholii? 

Looks a lot like E. pauciflora ssp. niphophila with it's slightly curved sickle shaped leaves and trunk bark and pattern.

[Meangreen94z]

7 minutes ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

Looks a lot like E. pauciflora ssp. niphophila with it's slightly curved sickle shaped leaves and trunk bark and pattern.

Wow, that’s one I will have to track down. Thanks 

[Chester B]

9 minutes ago, Meangreen94z said:

Wow, that’s one I will have to track down. Thanks 

One Green World sells them.  These are generally considered the most cold hardy of the Eucs.  Easy to start from seed as well, they require cold stratification   There are a few subspecies but I never heard of any difference in hardiness between them.  I’ve grown it and it was commonly grown in Portland.  After 8 years mine was only about 15 feet tall.  It grew quickly the first couple of years and then slowed down a lot. 

[Meangreen94z]

37 minutes ago, Chester B said:

One Green World sells them.  These are generally considered the most cold hardy of the Eucs.  Easy to start from seed as well, they require cold stratification   There are a few subspecies but I never heard of any difference in hardiness between them.  I’ve grown it and it was commonly grown in Portland.  After 8 years mine was only about 15 feet tall.  It grew quickly the first couple of years and then slowed down a lot. 

Sounds perfect . Thank you