Australian Red Gum Tree
It covers three genera.
Australian red gum tree. The tree has a major role in stabilizing the river banks. Angophora costata is found growing right across the sydney sandstone region. Attractive bright red caps pop open to bright yellow flower clusters in mid summer. Use as small specimen residential shade tree.
The river red gum is the most widespread member of all of the eucalyptus trees and is also the most common tree found along australian waterways. The honey is gathered by bees from hives placed by apiarists in red ironbark woodlands. The trees are usually 20 35 m high with some over 45 m with a diameter of 1 3 m. It s commonly known as sydney red gum because its sap is red.
Eucalyptus camaldulensis commonly known as the river red gum is a tree that is endemic to australia. The maximum growth of this tree is up to 148 ft 45 meters. The river red gum eucalyptus camaldulensis is the most widely distributed eucalyptus species in australia growing along watercourses throughout the country. Rarely you will see a river red not near water of some form.
It was first published in 1996 as a cd rom product with a later edition made available online in 2011. It is abundantly grown near the inland watercourses. It lines the murray river for most of its length. A river red gum specimen in the australian national herbarium.
It has smooth white or cream coloured bark lance shaped or curved adult leaves flower buds in groups of seven or nine white flowers and hemispherical fruit with the valves extending beyond the rim. The updated 2020 version of euclid was launched on national eucalypt day 23 march 2020. Quick growing with compact habit growing to 25 high and 12 wide lush shiny long green leaves full dense foliage. A native of australia the red gum is a plantation species in most parts of the world.
It was this tree that inspired sir joseph banks to call them gum trees.