Australian Spotted Gum Tree
Corymbia citriodora commonly known as lemon scented gum or spotted gum is a species of tall tree that is endemic to north eastern australia.
Australian spotted gum tree. Spotted gum is a large native hardwood that is grown in a variety of forest along the nsw coastal strip into queensland. Spotted gum this is a stately tree which grows straight and tall. The species is often used for planting in parks and as a street tree. The word spotted refers to large spot like features that form on the tree as it sheds its bark in strips.
Prices starting at 57 50 per square metre. The bark sheds in summer and is smooth and cream in colour with grey spots from the older bark providing contrast and interest with its mottled appearance. These species have straight slender trunks with smooth bark that is shed in patches giving the trees their characteristic spotted appearance. Spotted gum in plantations can be harvested at 12 years for export woodchips and for use in paper manufacturing.
Corymbia maculata commonly known as spotted gum is species of medium sized to tall tree that is endemic to eastern australia. Spotted gum is the common name for four species that grow along the east coast of australia from northeast victoria to the northern tablelands of queensland with some occurrence in western areas of southern queensland. Spotted gum is a species that grows well on favourable sites usually attaining 35 45 m in height and 1 1 3 m diameter at breast height dbh with exceptionally large trees reaching 70 m and exceeding 3 m dbh. Sawn timber from these species is generally available throughout australia.
Spotted gum is a rich individual timber desired by architects and designers the world over particularly for its striking back sawn grain structure attractive fiddleback and vibrant colour palette. Four species of spotted gum grow. On poorer sites it may be 20 35 m in height and 0 7 1 2 m diameter.