A tall tree to 40 m and 1 m diameter. Rainfall ranges from 700 - 1200 mm. It requires good drainage but grows on a wide range of soil types and is best suited to deep clay loams. It prefers moist valleys and sheltered slopes.
It is one of the best honey producing eucalypts. The wood is heavy, hard, strong and durable. It is used for wharves and bridge construction, posts and poles, general purpose construction, flooring and sleepers and is grown also for pulp wood.