About Eucalyptus bancroftii (Maiden) Maiden
Eucalyptus bancroftii (Maiden) Maiden is a tree that reaches up to 30 metres (100 ft) in height. It has smooth, patchy bark in shades of grey, salmon, and orange, which is shed in large plates. Juvenile leaves of this species are ovate and dull grey-green, while mature leaves are dull green, concolorous, and shaped like lanceolate or broad-lanceolate. Adult leaves measure 8–20 centimetres (3–8 in) long and 1.5–4 centimetres (1–2 in) wide. Its flowers grow in groups of seven on a four-angled stem that is 5–20 millimetres (0.2–0.8 in) long. Each individual flower sits on a cylindrical pedicel that is 2–5 millimetres (0.1–0.2 in) long. The flower buds are cylindrical or conical, 10–15 millimetres (0.4–0.6 in) long, 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in) in diameter, and have a visible scar. The fruit of Eucalyptus bancroftii is hemispherical or conical, 7–9 millimetres (0.3–0.4 in) long, 8–9 millimetres (0.3–0.4 in) in diameter, with a raised disc and protruding exserted valves. This eucalypt is distributed from Maitland and Port Macquarie in New South Wales, north to the Tin Can Bay-Boonooroo area in Queensland. It grows primarily in coastal regions, though it also extends into adjacent tablelands. It occurs in open forest and woodland habitats, sometimes growing in low swampy sites, and also on rock outcrops on tablelands.
