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.

