Plant in full sun in soils that drain fairly well as it does poorly in wet soils. Irrigate occasionally to infrequently and is hardy to about 12° F. An attractive medium size fairly drought tolerant tree.

Eucalyptus nicholii is native to the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales. The name for the genus comes from the Greek words 'eu' meaning "well" and 'kalypto' meaning 'to cover' as with a lid and an allusion to the united calyx-lobes and petals that is called an operculum that forms a lid or cap that is shed when the flowers open. It was described in 1929 by Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney director Joseph Maiden and William Blakely in Maiden's book A Critical Revision of the genus Eucalyptus and the specific epithet honors Richard Nicol, Maiden's private secretary and the chief clerk at the botanic garden. We grew this nice Eucalyptus from 1980 until 2009. 

This information about Eucalyptus nicholii displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.