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A tall slender tree with powdery smooth white to pale pink bark and a distinctly narrow crown. Crushed leaves release a strong lemon scent, which is the quickest way to confirm identification. White flowers in winter.
Planted extensively as a feature and street tree across the North Shore, Eastern Suburbs and Inner West, and in larger gardens through Ku-ring-gai and Willoughby. Rarely a natural occurrence in Sydney.
Height is the main challenge. A slim trunk and high crown mean most removals are climbed and rigged in small sections. Because it is planted rather than remnant, councils are sometimes more receptive to removal applications where the tree is clearly over dominant for the site, though it is still a protected native everywhere on this list.
It helps the argument but it does not create an exemption. Planted natives are protected on the same basis as remnant ones, so a permit is still required.
Topping a Lemon-Scented Gum produces dense weak regrowth and long term decay at the cut. Councils rarely approve it and most arborists will not do it. Crown reduction within the allowed canopy percentage is the alternative.
