This document is part of a series of four guidance reports that cover topics related to small-scale farm forestry, private native forestry, and Indigenous managed forest lands. Learn more about the other reports and documents via this link.
Spotted gum (Corymbia maculata) is one of Australia’s most important native forest timber species and has also been adapted as a plantation species. In the plantation setting, it is a durable, drought-resistant tree, which historically was grown widely on farms in semi-arid areas across southern Australia and in similar climates around the world. It is mostly grown in shelterbelts and woodlots established for stock shelter, farm timbers and firewood. More recently it has been grown as a plantation species for high-end sawn timber markets.
