A medium sized tree (to 20 m tall and diameter 0.5 m), occurring in swamps along the south coast of Western Australia. The rainfall range is 300 - 800 mm. It can thrive near salt lakes and in some areas it is notably salt tolerant.
It occurs in woodland in association with York gum (Eucalyptus loxophleba), open fruited mallee (Eucalyptus annulata), silver mallet (Eucalyptus falcata), tallerack (Eucalyptus tetragona) and limestone marlock (Eucalyptus decipiens).
Of the eucalypts, it is considered a good shade tree as light can penetrate the sparse canopy permitting grasses to grow right to the trunk.
It is said that the sap can be tapped for sugar.
The wood is a high quality timber of use in construction and for products requiring heavy and strong wood. As a firewood it burns with a hot fire.