ghost gum

E. pauciflora is a small to medium-sized evergreen spreading tree, up to 15m tall, but smaller if grown as a multi-stemmed specimen. The peeling bark is white to light grey and young shoots are red. Adult leaves are a glossy grey-green, sickle-shaped, up to 20cm long, and with distinctive parallel veins. In spring and summer, clusters of 9-15 white flowers are borne amongst the foliage