This 10 - 16 m woodland tree may attain heights to 30 m in a forest situation, with diameters up to 0.8 m. It is native to South Australia and Victoria in rainfall areas between 400 - 800 mm.
Natural companions include Casuarina stricta, Banksia marginata, Acacia calamifolia, Acacia pycnantha, Eucalyptus odorata, Eucalyptus fasciculosa, Eucalyptus viminalis, Eucalyptus huberana, Eucalyptus foecunda, Eucalyptus cladocalyx and Eucalyptus goniocalyx.
The wood is hard, strong, dense and very durable. It is used for sleepers, building, framing, construction timbers, poles and structural engineering.