Corymbia Citriodora - Lemon Scented Gum

The lemon scented gum grows to an impressive 40 meters in height when grown in its native habitat. The bark is smooth with white, grey, pink, or blue tints, that curl and flake off in thin patchy layers during spring, revealing its colourful new layers underneath. 

The leaves are long and lance-shaped the juvenile leaves are "sticky" with a wavy edge, adult leaves are smooth and dark green, when crushed these leaves release a refreshing citrussy scent. The flowers are small clusters with white to cream "feathery" beauties that bloom from late spring to autumn. They thrive in full sun, tolerate many soil conditions, highly drought resistant once they are established and are rich in nectar which makes exceptional as a food source bees, birds, and butterflies.