Corymbia (Eucalyptus) ficifolia Red flowering, Gum tree is a true beauty.

Reg and I stayed overnight in Narre Warren at our youngest daughter, Carla’s home.

I went for a walk at 6am, through the green belt between the rows of suburban houses and then into the court to stand and enjoy the garden I had created, at my former home.  I have always loved designing gardens and this one is now five years old, the structure and plantings are as I originally planned and planted, the trees are 18 months more advanced and even more beautuful than when I left this garden, to live and travel permanently in the country.

There are two grafted Eucalyptus ficifolia, (flowering gums) in the nature strip, looking beautiful. Red-flowering gum is a prominent tree in the sand belts in the southern Melbourne suburbs. Because of its tidy, rounded shape, elegant foliage, and showy summer flowering, C. ficifolia is a breathtakingly beautiful sight in full bloom in sunshine. This tree grows at its best, when grafted onto sturdy rootstock ensuring a stronger growing tree and a more reliable colour than if the tree is grown from seed. 

On our drive home from Narre Warren to Northern Victoria, we stopped and walked again around the town of Yea and it was here I took these photos of a young, spectacular, red flowering gum.


 
 


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