This tree caught Pete’s attention during our NPQ May outing but it was mistakenly identified. Later, with Russell’s expert help, it was identified as Corymbia trachyphloia (Myrtaceae).
The trunk of Corymbia trachyphloia has rough bark, tessellated, soft, grey, brown and yellow-grey (first photo below), shedding higher up to leave the upper branches smooth, pale grey to white (second photo below).
The leaves are narrow and lance-shaped, slightly darker green on the upper side (photo below). There were no flowers visible on the tree in May 2023.
Seed capsules that Pete measured were 8 mm long x 5 mm wide, urn-shaped and covered with small pustules.
For more information about this species (and other eucalypts) see
EUCLID https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html