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Corymbias

Corymbias are the bloodwood and spotted gum side of the eucalypt family, and this collection holds six of the best: lemon scented gum, two spotted gums, pink bloodwood, Moreton Bay ash and the grafted flowering gum 'Beeliar Orange'. Five are true landscape trees for acreage, rural blocks and big gardens. The grafted flowering gum is the compact exception for suburban yards. Decide how much space you can honestly give the tree, then choose from there.

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How to choose between the six

Mature size settles most of it. Lemon scented gum (Corymbia citriodora) and the two spotted gums reach 25m to 35m with smooth, sculptural trunks, far too big for a standard backyard. Moreton Bay ash (Corymbia tessellaris) sits in the same league, with a dark stocking of bark under a clean white trunk. Pink bloodwood (Corymbia intermedia) is a step smaller at 15m to 20m and flowers heavily in summer. The flowering gum 'Beeliar Orange' is the one bred for gardens: a grafted selection around 4m to 6m, covered in orange blossom that lorikeets and honeyeaters swarm through summer.

Where corymbias work

These are trees for space and sun: rural driveways, windbreaks, shelter belts and large native gardens. All handle drought once established, and the spotted gums cope with heavier clay better than most eucalypts. They are at home from subtropical Queensland through New South Wales, and grow well in Victoria and South Australia away from the coldest frost hollows. Young lemon scented gums need frost protection for their first two winters. Only 'Beeliar Orange' belongs near a house, and even then give it 4m clear of paving and pools.

Planting and care

Plant into full sun and free draining soil, in a hole twice the width of the pot and no deeper. Small trees establish fastest, and tubestock often overtakes advanced stock within three or four years. Water deeply once or twice a week for the first two summers, then leave established trees to natural rainfall. Feed only with low phosphorus native fertiliser in the first couple of springs. Give grafted flowering gums a light trim after flowering, and remove any shoot from below the graft.

Common questions

Can I grow a corymbia in a small garden?

Only 'Beeliar Orange'. The species trees are honest 15m to 35m natives that need rural or acreage space. For more compact options, browse our Australian native trees.

How fast do they grow?

Fast. Expect 1m or more a year from spotted gum, lemon scented gum and Moreton Bay ash, which is why they anchor so many windbreak plantings.

Do they attract wildlife?

Heavily. Pink bloodwood and 'Beeliar Orange' are among the best nectar trees going, and mature spotted gums feed everything from lorikeets to gliders. All six are delivered Australia wide with our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.