Red Bloodwood

Description

It usually grows as a tree, but may take the form of a mallee in very poor soils. As a tree it typically grows to a height of 20 to 34 metres and a trunk diameter of one metre diameter at breast height (dbh). However, exceptional trees may reach 60 metres high at four metres dbh. It has persistent fibrous bark typical of bloodwoods, and glossy dark green leaves, ten to 14 centimetres long and 2-3.5 centimetres wide. Flowers occur in an inflorescence of three to seven umbels.