Height to:	40 m	Diameter to:	2.5 m
Weight:	Seasoned (12% m.c.) approx. 720 kg/cu.m.	Bark:	Rough, slightly fibrous. Brown
Wood Colour:	Light pink to reddish-brown	Flowers:	Light brown catkins. September to November
Texture:	Straight grain, fine and uniform texture.
Adult Leaves:	Deep green. Ovate to triangular. 1-2 cm long.

No-one knows why Myrtle Beech is called so, as it has no obvious resemblance to European Myrtle nor is it a member of the botanical Myrtaceae family.

Myrtle Beech grows in rich, moist valleys of Tasmania and Victoria where it can be a tall tree attaining 40 m in height and 2.5 m in diameter. In Tasmania it is also common as an understorey tree up to 18 m tall in open forests or as a scrub less than 1.5 m tall at high altitudes and on sites exposed to wind. In spring the young leaves are a rich golden bronze colour with catkins appearing in spring to summer. It is fire-sensitive but will regenerate quickly from seed on disturbed sites.