Height to:	50 m	Diameter to:	2.0 m
Weight:	Seasoned (12% m.c.) approx. 910 kg/cu.m.	Bark:	Rough and flaky at base, smooth white to bluish grey above.
Wood Colour:	Pale pink to pinkish red	Flowers:	White. January to April.
Texture:	Open textured, hard and fairly difficult to work.
Adult Leaves:	Green. Lanceolate 10-20 cm long.

Sydney Blue Gum is a majestic white-trunked forest tree where annual rainfall is 900-1800 mm along the coastal belt of New South Wales and into southern Queensland mostly within 200 km of the coast. It merges into rainforest areas but is not a true rainforest tree and is of similar character to Rose Gum with which it is often confused. In contrast to Rose Gum, Sydney Blue Gum is seldom found in pure stands and its timber is harder and stronger.

In the past it has only been used as a general building timber as it was difficult to season properly unless great care was taken. However, with the advent of modern kiln-drying techniques and hardened steel tools, the wood is being more extensively explored as a cabinet timber and is becoming more sought after by present day craftspersons.