E. perriniana at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, Victoria, BC. The pink arrow points to two barely discernable people standing near the base of the tree. E. perriniana is able to resume its former size pretty quickly if it freezes to the ground: this tree has made only nine years regrowth since freezing to the ground to reach its present size.
Adult leaves of the above tree.
The juvenile leaves are the really outstanding feature of E. perriniana - in all cases the stem grows through the center of the leaf as shown here. This Tasmanian form in my garden has relatively small juvenile leaves which have an almost purplish hue.
Another shot of the juvenile leaves.
This form of E. perriniana from the Australian mainland has larger juvenile leaves that are not quite as attractive, but this tree will probably be a bit hardier than my Tasmanian ones.
This Tasmanian E. perriniana at Burnt Ridge Nursery and Orchards, Onalaska, WA was not quite three years old when photographed here. It froze to the ground in December 1998, but this is a rather cold area for it. It is growing at an angle because there used to be a grove of trees to the left, so it would have been reaching for the light.
Bark of E. perriniana in a Yachats, OR garden with Cordyline australis and Clematis armandii at right. The bark is not always so richly colored and may often be more greyish.
Another shot of my Tasmanian E. perriniana. I had to tie this tree very loosely to a nearby fence to get it to stand straight.
The above tree after the snowstorm!
The above tree again, after I stood it up.
