Eucalyptus ligustrina

Description

A small tree,occasionally a mallee.Mostly less than ten metres tall,though occasionally to 20 metres high.Stringy type bark,rough and thick,somewhat loose and criss-crossed.Grey over reddish brown.Juvenile leaves are ovate with short stems,opposite on the stem.4 cm long,2 cm wide.Adult leaves alternate on the stem,elliptic,curved or broad lanceolate,4 to 8 cm long,0.7 to 1.3 cm wide.Glossy,with stiff hairs.Different coloured greens above and below the leaf.Flowering occurs in May and June.Gumnuts are typical for stringybarks,being stalk-less and crowded together 0.5 cm in diameter with three or four valves.