Corymbia citriodora

bark

It [Corymbia citriodora] has smooth, pale, uniform or slightly mottled, white to pink or coppery bark that is shed in thin flakes.

common name

lemon-scented gum

height

Corymbia citriodora is a tree that typically grows to a height of 25–40 m (82–131 ft), sometimes to 50 m (160 ft) and forms a lignotuber.

history

Lemon-Scented Gum – Santa Barbara Beautiful Tree of the Month – April 2020 (sbbeautiful.org) Perhaps the first thing you notice about a Lemon-Scented Gum tree is its unique bark – pinkish-white and perfectly smooth. A real eye-catcher.

photograph

Under a tree at the University of California, Santa Barbara

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Alexei Navalny

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Wikipedia

Corymbia citriodora (Wikipedia) Corymbia citriodora, commonly known as lemon-scented gum and other common names, is a species of tall tree that is endemic to north-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.