Tree to mostly 10 m tall. Bark flaky at the base then smooth, shiny, grey-brown. Juvenile leaves lanceolate. Adult leaves narrow-lanceolate; blade mostly 5-10 cm long, 0.5-1 cm wide. Leaf stalk mostly 1 cm long. Flowers mostly to 7, common stalk mostly 1-2.5 cm long, individual stalks mostly 2-5 mm long. Flower caps longpointed. Fruits mostly 8 mm long, 5-7 mm wide.

Grows naturally in open woodland, SW WA, E of Perth, often in salty soils, hence its value as a salt-tolerant species.

Planted in NW Vic and also often in schoolgrounds elsewhere in the state.

WA.

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.