Smooth-barked apple
Smooth-barked apple gums, also known as Sydney red gum or rusty gum trees, are Australian native plants found along the NSW coast, and in the Sydney basin and parts of Queensland. Growing to heights of 15-30m, the russet-coloured angophoras shed their bark in spring to reveal spectacular new salmon-coloured bark.
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The smooth-barked apple is a familiar sight along the east coast of NSW. It is widely scattered on sandy soils and sandstone ridges from Coffs Harbour to Bodalla, west into the Blue Mountains in NSW and in southern Queensland forests.
The twisted trunks, russet-coloured bark and spreading branches of this native angophora are a memorable sight in the Australian bush. The smooth-barked apple sheds its bark in large patchy flakes during spring, to reveal striking pink-orange bark, which fades to a pink-grey by winter. It produces large showy white flowers during summer.
Plant facts
- Common name
- Smooth-barked apple
- Scientific name
- Angophora costata
- Conservation status in NSW
- Protected
Parks in which this plant is found
- Blackheath area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Bouddi National Park
- Georges River National Park
- Glenbrook area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Glenrock State Conservation Area
- Katoomba area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Kurnell area in Kamay Botany Bay National Park
- La Perouse area in Kamay Botany Bay National Park
- Lane Cove National Park
- Mount Wilson area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Munmorah State Conservation Area
- Popran National Park
- Sydney Harbour National Park
- Tomaree National Park
- Wollemi National Park
- Worimi National Park