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Red Bloodwood                                                               Corymbia gummifera

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Corymbia gummifera is an evergreen tree with a heavy crown; it can grow up to 35 metres tall.

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It has a spongy bark and gets its name from the red/orange colour seen when the outer bark is pulled off.

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A similar tree is the Yellow Bloodwood and as you would expect, its bark when peeled has a yellow colour.  It, however, only grows on sandstone soils.

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The Red Bloodwood flowers in Spring and the Yellow in Autumn.

Photo         R Miller

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