Eucalyptus Acorn
Note Profile
About
Eucalyptus acorn is the woody seed capsule of a eucalyptus, the structure normally called a gumnut. It is not an acorn, which is an oak fruit. The name looks like a shape-based nickname. One house calls the same part a eucalyptus cone. Every source that describes it agrees on one thing: it is woodier and more resinous than the leaf oil.
Scent Profile
Eucalyptus Acorn is the woody seed pod of a eucalyptus, not a true acorn, and it smells woodier and more resinous than the leaf oil. Some describe it simply as resinous and woody, others as a pungent, camphor-like eucalyptus smell that fills a room fast. Either way there is a cool edge alongside the dry wood and resin. A faint herbal eucalypt background runs underneath, with a whisper of green citrus and honey at the very edge.
ScentWheel
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
ScentArt
Origin
The hard capsule of a Eucalyptus species, Myrtaceae, left on the branch after the flower drops. No supplier sells eucalyptus cone or eucalyptus acorn as a standalone raw material with its own datasheet, so in practice a perfumer builds the note as an accord rather than distilling it. Attested on Parfumo in 3 fragrances across 3 brands, including Roos & Roos Globulus and Calvin Klein Women.
Usage in Perfumery
Used beside eucalyptus leaf oil rather than instead of it, to carry the tree past the opening. D.S. & Durga pair eucalyptus globulus in the top of Big Sur Eucalyptus with eucalyptus cone in the base. Parfumo lists the acorn as a top note in the two other fragrances found, so houses do not agree on where it sits.
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