tags: #publish links: [[Plant and Tree Species]], created: 2020-11-16 Mon --- # Corymbia ficifolia - Red Flowering Gum Also called *Eucalyptus ficifolia - Scarlet Gum* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corymbia_ficifolia Origin: SW Western Australia. Height: 10m A straggly tree, with potentially large lignotuber at/under base of trunk. > It is best suited to temperate districts with low summer rainfall and is rarely reliable on the east coast of Australia. > In nature Corymbia ficifolia prefers infertile, sandy soils but it is readily adaptable to most temperate locations, provided it is not exposed to severe frost or sustained tropical damp. Grafted dwarf versions may be available e.g. at Cumberland State Forest nursery