A medium - sized tree attaining a height of 30 m and diameter of 1 m, in ideal conditions. It occurs throughout the wheatbelt and eastern goldfields of Western Australia, with rainfalls ranging from 250 - 500 mm. The best specimens occur in rich red loam soils.
It occurs in open forest and woodland as companion to gimlet (Eucalyptus salubris), red morrel (Eucalyptus longicornis), silver topped gimlet (Eucalyptus campaspe), York gum (Eucalyptus loxophleba), redwood (Eucalyptus transcontinentalis) and raspberry jam (Acacia acuminata) .
The wood is strong and durable with a very straight grain and was once used widely for mine timbers, both round and sawn, for second class railway sleepers and for firewood.