Eucalyptus corymbosa

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Eucalyptus corymbosa, Smith. Blood- Wood. Small tree: outer bark persistent, gray and turning somewhat black; inner yellowish or reddish brown; of upper branches smooth and often reddish: Ivs. lanceolate, some what leathery; lateral veins very numerous, fine, parallel and nearly transverse: fls. yellowish white, fragrant, in large corymbs, the peduncles and pedicels long; lid depressed-hemispherical, short-pointed; stamens becoming 5 or 6 lines long: fr. somewhat urn-shaped, about ½in wide. Aug.-Dec. F.v.M. Eucal. 5:2.—Tree suitable only for the coast districts. Wood brown or red, durable, and serviceable underground or in water, but rendered inferior by the many gum veins. (Ingham.) The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

1. REDIRECT Corymbia gummifera