Family	Myrtaceae
Description	medium sized tree with striking white trunk.
Flowering Time	spring-summer
Distribution & Botanical Details	Click Here
Florabank Profile
Vegetation Communities	NSW Western Slopes Dry Sclerophyl Forests and Southern Tableland Dry Sclerophyl Forests
Soil Types	Specialises in low-nutrient, dry, rocky, skeletal soils on a variety of substrates including sandstone, granite, and mudstones.
Values / Uses
Revegetation / Habitat Values	Dominant or co-dominant canopy tree. Old trees frequently shed limbs and are particularly abundant in nesting hollows.
Amenity / Ornamental Values	Attractive tree, the trunk is very striking, varying in colour across the year from white, to blothchy grey, salmon and pink. White only reasonably showy. Limb-shedding habit limits its use to broadacre landscapes.
Other Values	Extremely useful for revegetation of eroded sites, quarries and mines with rocky, skeletal substrates without topsoil, particularly those of sedimentary origin or coarse texture.
Tolerances
Water Deficit	extremely high
Compaction	low
Waterlogging	low
Shade	low
Minimum Temperature	-8 degrees
Seed & Germination Details
Average no. Seeds per Gram	123
Viability Period	long
Dormancy	none
Treatment	none
Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees	5-28
Direct Seeding