A small tree (5 - 15 m tall, up to 0.6 m diameter.) A native of the Western Australian wheatbelt and goldfields, with rainfalls from 250 - 750 mm.
Its companions include: wandoo (Eucalyptus wandoo), salmon gum (Eucalyptus salmonophloia), gimlet (Eucalyptus salubris), powder bark wandoo (Eucalyptus accedens), capped mallee (Eucalyptus pileata) and square fruited mallee (Eucalyptus calycogona).
The wood is very dense, hard and tough, with a closely interlocking grain. It was used for wheelwright and similar work, but is no longer available in commercial size.