Eucalyptus corymbosa

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Read about Eucalyptus corymbosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Eucalyptus corymbosa, Smith. Blood- Wood. Small tree: outer bark persistent, gray and turning somewhat black; inner yellowish or reddish brown; of upper branches smooth and often reddish: Ivs. lanceolate, some what leathery; lateral veins very numerous, fine, parallel and nearly transverse: fls. yellowish white, fragrant, in large corymbs, the peduncles and pedicels long; lid depressed-hemispherical, short-pointed; stamens becoming 5 or 6 lines long: fr. somewhat urn-shaped, about ½in wide. Aug.-Dec. F.v.M. Eucal. 5:2.—Tree suitable only for the coast districts. Wood brown or red, durable, and serviceable underground or in water, but rendered inferior by the many gum veins. (Ingham.)


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