Eucalyptus torquata, commonly known as Coral Gum or Coolgardie Gum, is a tree found around Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...

 and Coolgardie

Coolgardie, Western Australia

Coolgardie is a small town in the Australian state of Western Australia, east of the state capital, Perth. It has a population of approximately 800 people....

, and south to about Widgiemooltha

Widgiemooltha, Western Australia

Widgiemooltha is an abandoned town in Western Australia located east of Perth between Kambalda and Norseman in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia....

 in Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

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This species reaches between 4 and 11 metres in height in its native habitat. It produces clusters of orange barrel-shaped buds with horned caps, which are followed by prolific red or pink flowers between August and December. The bark is rough.

Coral Gum is commonly cultivated for small gardens and for use as a street tree, especially in arid areas.

See also

• List of Eucalyptus species
• Lemon-flowered Mallee
  Eucalyptus woodwardii
  Eucalyptus woodwardii, Lemon-flowered mallee also Woodward's blackbutt , is a small tree or mallee with smooth, white, pink, greenish or light copper coloured bark that sheds in ribbons. Juvenile leaves are stalked, ovate to broad-lanceolate to elliptical, to 18 x 9 cm. Adult leaves are...
  
  (Eucalyptus woodwardii and Torwood hybrids)