{"slug":"corymbia-maculata","scientific_name":"Corymbia maculata","common_names":["Spotted gum"],"family":"Myrtaceae","type":"broadleaf_evergreen","mature_height_m":35,"mature_spread_m":15,"growth_rate":"fast","lifespan_years":null,"hardiness_zones":null,"sun":"full","water":"medium","soil":"Moist, well-drained soils of moderately heavy texture over shale, slate or granite","native_range":"Native to the coastal plains and hills of New South Wales north to Taree, with one outlying stand in far eastern Victoria.","description":"A tall, straight eucalypt to 45 m with a smooth trunk mottled in cream, grey, pink and blue-grey that gives it its name. It is a premier hardwood for poles, flooring and construction, flowers in winter for honey bees, and is one of the most planted large street and park trees in eastern Australian cities. Beyond its natural range it self-seeds: Victoria treats it as an environmental weed and it has naturalised in Western Australia.","care":"Fast, about 2 to 2.5 m a year when young; stake and water the first summer, then leave alone. Remove lower branches early for a clean trunk. Resistant to fire once established. Powder-post beetle attacks sapwood; Ramularia leaf disease affects nursery stock. Allow plenty of root room and keep clear of buildings.","benefits":["shade","fast_canopy","pollinators","birds","wildlife","drought_tolerant","storm_resistant"],"uses":["street_tree","parks","timber","yard_shade"],"cautions":["large_roots","heavy_litter","invasive_elsewhere"],"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Corymbia_maculata.jpg","image_credit":"Wikimedia Commons, file Corymbia_maculata.jpg (see file page for author and licence)","sources":["https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/corymbia_maculata.htm","https://apps.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/speciesprofile.php?Spid=17934","https://www.gbif.org/species/5418386"],"data_note":null,"updated_at":"2026-11-08T01:00:46.205Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/trees/corymbia-maculata","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/trees/corymbia-maculata.md","regions":[{"country":"AU","region":"NSW","locality":null,"status":"native","note":null,"source_url":"https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/corymbia_maculata.htm"},{"country":"AU","region":"VIC","locality":null,"status":"native","note":"One natural stand near Orbost; elsewhere in Victoria regarded as an environmental weed threatening lowland grassland and dry forest","source_url":"https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/corymbia_maculata.htm"},{"country":"AU","region":"NSW","locality":"Sydney","status":"recommended","note":"Among the ten most used species in the City of Sydney Street Tree Master Plan 2023","source_url":"https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/strategies-action-plans/street-tree-master-plan"},{"country":"KE","region":null,"locality":null,"status":"adapted","note":"Planted; exotic per ICRAF","source_url":"https://apps.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/speciesprofile.php?Spid=17934"},{"country":"ZA","region":null,"locality":null,"status":"adapted","note":"Planted; exotic per ICRAF (as Eucalyptus maculata); not on NEMBA 2020 list","source_url":"https://apps.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/speciesprofile.php?Spid=17934"},{"country":"AU","region":"WA","locality":null,"status":"invasive","note":"Escaped from plantings and naturalised","source_url":"https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/corymbia_maculata.htm"}],"license":"CC-BY-4.0"}