{"product_id":"corymbia-eximia","title":"Yellow Bloodwood - Corymbia eximia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYellow Bloodwood - Corymbia eximia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorymbia eximia\u003c\/em\u003e is the yellow-barked bloodwood of the Sydney sandstone country, and it is one of the most distinctive native trees available for poor, dry, shallow soils. The whole trunk and major limbs are covered in soft, tessellated, yellowish-tan bark, and the crown carries broad, curved, dull grey-green leaves quite unlike the fine foliage of most eucalypts. Large creamy white flower clusters appear through winter and into spring, when very little else native is flowering, and they attract heavy bird and insect traffic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Yellow Bloodwood\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Uniformly tessellated yellow to buff bark from ground level into the branches, a genuinely unusual colour in an Australian canopy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Creamy white corymbs open through the cooler months, filling a gap in the nectar calendar.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf Shape\u003c\/strong\u003e: Broad, sickle-shaped, blue-grey adult leaves give the crown a coarser, more sculptural texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoor Soil Performance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It grows naturally on shallow, infertile sandstone soils, so it thrives where topsoil is thin.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deeply drought tolerant once established, needing no supplementary water in most seasons.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative feature tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single specimen on a larger block where the bark colour can be lit or highlighted.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSandstone and bushland gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: The natural choice for Sydney sandstone sites and bushfire-adjacent native plantings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStreet and parkland planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles compacted, dry, low fertility urban soils without decline.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat and nectar planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A significant winter food source for honeyeaters, lorikeets and flying foxes.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m for a shelter row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prefers sandy, gravelly or shallow well drained soils of low fertility, will not accept heavy waterlogged clay, no phosphorus-rich fertiliser\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply every week or two for the first summer only, then let the tree find its own moisture, as pampering produces weak growth. Use a coarse mulch, keep it off the trunk, and avoid high phosphorus fertilisers which damage bloodwoods.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e New South Wales, largely the sandstone country around the Sydney basin and Blue Mountains\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795366117662,"sku":"ND-0536-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/enDhdtmGUaP8oTbl2BAEe_mKEycsVw.jpg?v=1787314315","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/corymbia-eximia","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}