{"id":3076,"date":"2012-12-13T12:30:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T04:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lkcc.com.au\/cms\/trees-of-lake-karrinyup\/lemon-scented-gum\/"},"modified":"2020-04-21T15:00:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T15:00:58","slug":"lemon-scented-gum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lkcc.com.au\/cms\/about-lkcc\/the-trees-of-lake-karrinyup\/esp\/lemon-scented-gum\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Scented Gum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><em>Corymbia citriodora<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0 Behind and to the right of the back bunker on the 8th green<\/p>\n<table class=\"tbl-basic\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 180px;\"><strong>Other locations on course:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>There are many lemon scented gums scattered round the course.<\/p>\n<p>Behind and to the left side of the 2nd green.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Origin &amp; distribution:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Coastal and central Queensland and coastal New South Wales.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Height:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>to 50 metres.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Uses:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The timber is used for construction, piles and poles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lkcc.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/lemon-scented-gum1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10475\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lkcc.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/lemon-scented-gum1.jpg\" alt=\"lemon-scented-gum\" width=\"536\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 11%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see 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scented gums have a reputation for sudden limb failure.<\/p>\n<p>Its leaves, which release a strong scent of lemon, are used in herbal medicine to cure colds, sore throats and chest infections.\u00a0 The bark peeling at the beginning of summer is, for this species alone, a magical moment.\u00a0 From pure white, the bark suddenly takes on rosy tints.\u00a0 It peels off from cracks that resemble a zip, revealing a blue colouring.\u00a0 Upon being exposed to the sun, a symphony of colour changes starts up, and, in the space of a few weeks, the whole bark turns grey-white, then yellow, then a pale salmon colour; a brilliant example of the tree\u2019s appearance changing with the seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"smaller\">(sources: Richard Allen and Kimball Baker; Cedric Pollet)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>\u201cLittle of what we value here, wakes on the morn of its one hundredth year, without feeling good and looking queer.\u00a0 In fact, there\u2019s nothing that keeps its youth so far as I know, but 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