Distinguishing features
It is a member of the Stringybark group of eucalypts. The bark is thick, fibrous, and woolly at the base and smooth on the smaller branches. In the Tasmanian subspecies, the entire trunk and the larger limbs are thick-barked. In the mainland subspecies the rough bark extends only part-way up the trunk. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 9000 cm (Height)
Synonyms
Distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is a sub-alpine or temperate tree of southeastern Australia.
The nominate subspecies is native to cool, rocky, rugged well drained soils of mountainous areas between 850m and 1500 m in Victoria and New South Wales; E. d. tasmaniensis is found in most higher-altitude parts of Tasmania apart from the south-west.
It requires very high rainfall by Australian standards — over 1200mm per year — and snow or frosts during the winter months. (Wikipedia)
