Corymbia Maculata

Price:

$110.00 (including GST)

Common Name:

SPOTTED GUM

PLEASE NOTE: Orders are by full tray only. Each tray contains 40 plants. When ordering, please choose how many trays you would like.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

Stately, tall growth (up to 30m) habit and distinctive trunk which is blotched with patches of old bark contrasting with the smooth, cream bark beneath.
Leaves are the typical lance shape shared by many eucalypts and are 10-20 cm long by 2.5 cm wide.
The white flowers occur in winter to spring but are not as conspicuous as they are with a number of other corymbias.
The flowers are followed by brown, barrel shaped fruits about 15 mm in diameter.

WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:

On larger properties or in parklands it is a superb feature, particularly if close planted.
It is suited to temperate to tropical areas but will grow satisfactorily in drier climates if water is available.
It adapts to a wide range of soils provided they are not waterlogged.

MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:

An important forest tree providing timber for heavy construction, pit props, housing, flooring, bent work, tool handles, preservative-treated poles, plywood and pulp.
Important for winter honey production and maintenance of healthy beehives.
Widely grown as an ornamental in parks and gardens and attract honey eating birds.
Fire resistant.
The bark sheds in early summer and it can result in an untidy appearance on lawns and paths for a few weeks.

SIMILAR SPEICES:

Corymbia Henryi - Large-leaved Spotted Gum - is very similar in appearance to Corymbia Maculata and occurs in part of the same range.

Image Source: Brooker & Kleinig via Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)

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