Tree, 30m x 100cm with a reddish brown flaky bark and buttressed stem. Outer blaze pale pink and fibrous. Inner blazy cream and fibrous. There is a slight blaze odor (piney). Young flower buds are pink to red but at maturity the buds are creamy. Flowers creamy and have an odour identical with that of Eucalyptus. Freshly cut dry wood has a peppery odor. Flowers in F.A.A.