Tallowwood tree

Eucalyptus microcorys 

Common name: Tallowwood tree 

Scientific name: Eucalyptus microcorys 

Height: It can be a very tall tree, reaching up to 60 meters in its natural habitat, and has a sturdy straight truck. 

Bark: It has bark that grows all the way up, even reaching the branches. 

Leaves: Lance-shaped to egg-shaped adult leaves. 

Flowers: It has white to lemon-yellow flowers and flower buds in groups of seven or nine. 

Fruit: The fruit is a woody conical capsule 5–9 mm (long and 5–6 mm wide) and is commonly called a gumnut. 

First Nations uses: Used for canoe-making because it is resistant to insect attack and can be made waterproof. 
 
Geographical location: It grows in forests near the coast of Queensland and New South Wales. 

 
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Geographical location: On coastal areas and sub-coastal ranges from Newcastle in New South Wales northwards to west of Daintree in Queensland 
 
Conservation status: Least concern 


Photo & Research by: Alexis  

Interesting fact:

The Tallowwood has an estimated maximum age of over 300 years old.