Flowering cream & rosea Marri trees and red flowering gums

 Hi everyone. I hope all is well with you. A few years ago I brought to you the beautiful Rosea Marri - Pink Rosea marri tree - Corymbia calophylla variation "rosea" - and as it is flowering here at the moment I thought it deserved another showing - along with two other flowering gums - also in the Corymbia family - that are currently flowering in our hot Western Australian summer. 

Rosea in it's various shades of pink is a less common variation of the very common creamy form of Marri - Corymbia calophylla - which I brought to you a couple of years ago here - The Marri Trees are flowering

The tree is spectacular in flower. The bees love the flowers and the cockatoos and parrots love the nuts. 

Marri is the indigenous aboriginal Noongar name. Growing to 40-60 metres tall they are not suitable for suburban gardens, but they are common in bush blocks and road sides everywhere in our area, as it occurs naturally through the south west of Western Australia in a range of habitats. The trees in summer are covered in flowers. 

Corymbia calophylla - commonly known as Marri - is one of around 80 eucalypts which were transferred in 1995 from the genus Eucalyptus to the newly created genus Corymbia. The species was formerly known as Eucalyptus calophylla and that name is still preferred by some. Australian Native Plants Society

The common name Marri is a Noongar word for blood, which has been used to describe the sap that weeps from wounds in the bark.  The large urn shaped nuts on this tree are commonly referred to as honky nuts. They hold large seeds that provide a food source to native birds such as parrots and cockatoos. WA Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority

You can see the nuts in this photo here. Prior to this I love the way the tops pop off the buds and the flowers burst out. 

Another tree flowering right now - though more common further south is - the red flowering gum - Corymbia ficifolia - which is another eucalypt which was transferred from the eucalypt family to the corymbia family. It grows to about 10 metres. Corymbia ficifolia is superficially similar to Marri, Corymbia calophylla. It differs in that it has barrel shaped fruits rather than urn shaped (Australian Native Plants Society). 

You can see the difference in the nuts comparing the photo above, with the photo below here. 

Here you can see images of the buds, nuts, and tree

More information at:

Australian Native Plants Society - Australian Plants OnLine

Australian Native Plants Society - Corymbia ficifolia

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The trees are blooming for Christmas

In December around where I live in Western Australia there is a burst of colour before the summer heat dries off everything. Some of our native trees put on a glorious show for us, as you can see here.

This is the Australian Christmas Tree - Nuytis floribunda.  It actually is a parasitic tree and occurs naturally only in Western Australia from the Murchison around to the Australian Bight. Their roots parasite onto the roots of other trees.

Another glorious yellow flowering tree are the Banksia family. I think they look like giant Christmas candles.  The flower cylinders grow up to 10-40cm long and 8-10cm wide. There are many different varieties of Banksias - named after botanist Sir Joseph Banks who came to Australia with Captain James Cook.   Banksias seem to be one of the plants in Western Australia that has been adversely affected by climate change, as many are now dying.

And of course one of the colours of Christmas is red - and here is the Red Flowering Gum - Eucalyptus ficifolia, now reclassified as Corymbia ficifolia. These trees will grow in most areas of Australia, except for tropical and mountain zones

And the Jacaranda -  Jacaranda mimosifolia. This is not an Australian native - it is actually native to Brazil, where they are deciduous, not because of cold winters, but because of the monsoonal wet and dry season. These trees can reach a height of around 10-15m, and a spread of the same size.  They drop their flowers in a beautiful blue-purple carpet, which might be why, in our area at least, you see this tree more in older housing areas, rather than new.  Although not an Australia native, I have included it because it is so beautiful.  Actually they seem to bloom better here in a dry season.

 And with all this colour and intoxicating nectar - the bees think they are in heaven -

I hope you have enjoyed my selection of December flowering trees in Western Australia.
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