Tree to mostly 10 m tall. Trunk with unusual spiral banding. Bark smooth, shades of brown. Juvenile leaves broadly lanceolate. Adult leaves lanceolate; blade mostly 8-11 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, waxy-grey. Leaf stalk 1-1.5 cm long. Flowers in 7s, common stalk 0.5-1 cm long, individual stalks 2-4 mm long. Fruits 6-9 mm long, 8-10 mm wide, waxy-grey.

Grows naturally near Kalgoorlie in open woodland.

Cultivated in NW Vic.

WA.

Spiral trunk; bright brown bark; waxy leaves, buds and fruits.

Source: Spencer, R.; Rule, K. (2002). Eucalyptus. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.