Australian Spotted Gum Tree
It has smooth mottled bark lance shaped to curved adult leaves flower buds usually in groups of three white flowers and urn shaped or barrel shaped fruit.
Australian spotted gum tree. Sawn timber from these species is generally available throughout australia. Prices starting at 57 50 per square metre. These species have straight slender trunks with smooth bark that is shed in patches giving the trees their characteristic spotted appearance. Spotted gum is a rich individual timber desired by architects and designers the world over particularly for its striking back sawn grain structure attractive fiddleback and vibrant colour palette.
Spotted gum is the common name for four species that grow along the east coast of australia from northeast victoria to the northern tablelands of queensland with some occurrence in western areas of southern queensland. On poorer sites it may be 20 35 m in height and 0 7 1 2 m diameter. Spotted gum is a large native hardwood that is grown in a variety of forest along the nsw coastal strip into queensland. Spotted gum in plantations can be harvested at 12 years for export woodchips and for use in paper manufacturing.
Corymbia maculata commonly known as spotted gum is species of medium sized to tall tree that is endemic to eastern australia. It has smooth white to pink bark narrow lance shaped to curved adult leaves flower buds in groups of three white flowers and urn shaped or barrel shaped fruit. The word spotted refers to large spot like features that form on the tree as it sheds its bark in strips. Four species of spotted gum grow.
The bark sheds in summer and is smooth and cream in colour with grey spots from the older bark providing contrast and interest with its mottled appearance. Spotted gum is the preferred australian species for use in tool handles that are subjected to high impact forces such as axe handles. Spotted gum this is a stately tree which grows straight and tall.