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  • Kerbside waste collections will return to normal schedules from today, along with public litter bin collection and library services. The Australian Services Union (ASU) has stopped all their industrial action affecting these services, officially notifying Council this week. If your bin has not been collected, please leave it out so we can collect it soon. Learn more.

Corymbia eximia

Yellow Bloodwood

Rounded tree to 10-12m tall with pendulous, blue-green, sickle-shaped foliage. Masses of creamy flowers are borne on the outside of the canopy in spring.

I.G. Holliday, ©Australian National Botanical Gardens, 2000
I.G. Holliday, ©Australian National Botanical Gardens, 2002

Details

Tree locations and purpose
Front or back garden Yes
Driveway No
Narrow space No
Courtyard Yes
Screening No
Canopy for shading Yes
Planter box with irrigation No
Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) No
Star rating* star star star
The star rating is based on a tree’s environmental value, ecological benefits, pest and disease susceptibility, climate change adaptability, life expectancy and amenity value. We recommend you select the right tree for your space, but when you have more than one tree to choose from, select the tree with the highest star rating.

This tree is on Council’s list of recommended species for planting in Merri-bek. 

We recommend you choose the right tree for your space, but when you have more than one tree to choose from, select the tree with the highest star rating.

The Tree Finder tool is one way Council is working to increase tree canopy across Merri-bek. 

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Images on this page are sourced from and copyright to the Australian Plant Image Index (APII), Australian National Botanic Gardens.