Western Australian Gum Trees

This tree belongs to a kind of eucalyptus known as a bloodwood.

Western australian gum trees. A deservedly well known species naturally restricted to sandy coastal often swampy sites in the far south western corner of australia the red flowering gum is widely cultivated across southern australia for its fiery show of blooms which can completely hide the foliage of the tree in summer. Western australia is home to thousands of unique plant species evolved in isolation due to the deserts which separate this state from other habitats on the australian continent. River red gum eucalyptus camaldulensis. Its large woody fruits are almost as striking.

Royal botanic gardens melbourne. The eucalyptus macrocarpa is a small gum tree unique to wa this example is in the kings park botanical garden. Templetonia retusa handsome rounded shrub 6 x6 with grey leaves and large pea shaped red flowers. With approximately 550 different eucalypt species and subspecies known to occur in western australia wa including the corymb s bloodwoods and with the potential for new species still to be discovered researching and hunting the eucalypts in wa is a lot of fun.

Eucalyptus camaldulensis commonly known as the river red gum is a tree that is endemic to australia. A magic ecosystem within itself. New and used items for sale or post a free ad to sell in western australia. Listed by heritage council of western australia and national trust of australia western australia the separation tree.

Regelia megacephala handsome erect shrub 8 10 with cerise purple flowers in late spring summer. Grafted flowering gum this is a tough and compact australian native which puts on a brilliant display of fiery red flowers throughout the summer months providing an abundance of food for nectar loving birds. 1600 24 m high location of celebrations marking the separation of victoria from new south wales on 18 november 1850. 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.

Growing to 30m this cream grey trunk with splashes of red brown and pink is unmatched by any other tree and mainly grows along river courses. Regelia velutina handsome upright shrub 6 15 x 3 9 with greyish small leaves and terminal. This is one of the more popular species for landscape use. Buy and sell almost anything on gumtree classifieds.

25 to 40 feet tall.