Locality.
Native of Australia acclimated in southern California and elsewhere throughout the world.
Features of Tree.
Two hundred to sometimes three hundred or more feet in height. Three to six feet in diameter. Loose, shaggy, exfoliating bark.[70] Leaves sometimes twelve inches in length. Color varies with age. Characteristic odor.
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.
Straw color. Sapwood lighter. Indistinct annual rings. Fibres interlaced.
Structural Qualities of Wood.
Hard, heavy, durable, difficult to split.
Representative Uses of Wood.
Rollers, paving-blocks, ship-building, fuel.