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Red flowering gum

Corymbia sp.

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium gum tree (15m tall) with dramatic display of red-pink flowers.

Habitat:

School ground. Selected.

Notes:

Probable hybrid cross of Corymbia ficifolia and Corymbia ptychocarpa
Note european bee loving it.
Just for the beauty of it.

Reference Links:

Systematics of Corymbia - Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

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