{"product_id":"corymbia-ficifolia","title":"Red Flowering Gum - Corymbia ficifolia","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\u003eRed Flowering Gum - Corymbia ficifolia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorymbia ficifolia\u003c\/em\u003e comes from a tiny natural range in the far south west of Western Australia, yet it has become the most planted flowering eucalypt in the country because nothing else produces that mass of scarlet, orange or pink flower over a whole canopy in midsummer. It stays comparatively small and rounded for a gum, with a dense leafy crown that gives real shade. Seed grown trees vary in flower colour, which is part of the appeal for some buyers and the reason grafted cultivars exist for others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Red Flowering Gum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSummer Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large terminal clusters of red to orange flowers smother the canopy through December and January.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact for a Eucalypt\u003c\/strong\u003e: A dense rounded crown on a short trunk, far more domestic in scale than most gums.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Attraction\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the heaviest nectar producers in cultivation, drawing lorikeets, wattlebirds and honeyeaters.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoody Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large urn shaped gum nuts hold on the tree after flowering and are collected for craft and floristry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Climate Suitability\u003c\/strong\u003e: Superbly adapted to Mediterranean climates with dry summers, thriving in Perth, Adelaide and inland Victoria.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStreet Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: A long standing council choice in southern Australia for its size, flowering and tolerance of hard surfaces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLawn Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree in an open lawn where the summer flowering is the garden's main event.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Shade Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Provides genuine shade over a seating area or driveway without the scale of a forest gum.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabitat Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Included in bird attracting gardens as the peak summer nectar source.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding cold wet winter soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is not negotiable, ideally sandy or gravelly soil, and it performs poorly in humid summer rainfall areas on the east coast where heavy soils and wet warmth encourage root disease\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply but infrequently through the first summer, roughly once a week, and never allow the base to stay wet. Mound plant on clay soils, mulch clear of the trunk, and skip high phosphorus fertilisers which this genus resents.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m in gardens, seed grown trees occasionally to 15m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to 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 A small area of the far south west of Western Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red to orange, sometimes pink, occasionally white on seedlings\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795341181214,"sku":"ND-0538-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795341213982,"sku":"ND-0538-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/mcZCmZysWH5TBdUGdk_Cd_5cifwnhj.jpg?v=1787313784","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/corymbia-ficifolia","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}