Distinguishing features
It has smooth bark, ranging in colour from white and grey to red-brown, which is shed in long ribbons. The tree has a large, dense crown of leaves. The base of the bole can be covered with rough, reddish-brown bark.
The juvenile and adult leaves are stalked, with the adult leaves broad at the base, tapering to the tip. The adult leaf colour is a dull blue-green. The leaf also contains several to many oil-producing glands in the un-veined areas of the leaf.
The tree grows straight under favourable conditions, but can develop twisted branches in drier conditions. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 4500 cm (Height)
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Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is native to Australia, where it is widespread, especially beside inland water courses. The species can be found along the banks of watercourses, as well as the floodplains of those watercourses. Due to the proximity to these watercourses, they are subject to regular flooding in their natural habitat.
They prefer soils with clay content. The trees not only rely on rainfall but also on regular flooding, since flooding recharges the sub-soil with water. (Wikipedia)
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Danger
- rarely fatal - They have a habit of dropping large boughs (often half the diameter of the trunk) without warning. (Wikipedia)