This large tree has a short trunk with bark that is rough at the base then smooth and blotched on the spreading branches that form a rounded crown. It has bright green lanced-shape leaves and the red flowers appear in a cluster during spring. 

Hardiness zones 9 to 10

Eucalyptus michaeliana is naturally found in Australia growing from Hillgrove in New South Wales to southern Queensland where it appears in isolated pockets in open forests. 

It prefers a deep well drained moist clay based soil in a open sunny position and is drought tender but frost tolerant. 

Brittle Gum is grown for its attractive bark and rounded crown. It is planted in parks and large gardens as a lawn specimen or used in bushland settings singularly or in groups as a windbreak. It is also planted along roadsides or in gullies and on ridges. It establishes in 2-4 years and is long lived. ID 641

Eucalyptus (ew-ka-LIP-tus) michaeliana (my-kay-lee-AH-nah)

Myrtaceae (mir-TAY-see-ee)
Myrtle, Eucalyptus, Clove and Guava Family