Eucalyptus angophoroides, known as the Apple-topped Box is a common eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...

 tree of the coastal areas of southern New South Wales

New South Wales

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 and Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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Occurring on moist fertile soils from near Goulburn

Goulburn, New South Wales

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 on the tablelands and Batemans Bay on the coast. Then south to the Strzelecki Ranges

Strzelecki Ranges

Strzelecki Ranges, also known as Strzelecki Hills is a low mountain range in the Gippsland region of south-eastern Australia between the Latrobe Valley to the north and Bass Strait to the south...

 in the Gippsland

Gippsland

Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...

 region in far south eastern Australia

Australia

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Description

Growing to 40 metres tall, with a rough flaky, fibrous bark.

Leaves narrow-lanceolate or lanceolate in shape, around 10 to 20 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide. Adult leaves alternate on the stem. Dull green or almost shiny, paler below the leaf. Juvenile leaves round and opposite on the stem.

Gumnuts hemispherical or conical in shape. 4 to 5 mm long, 6 to 7 mm in diameter. The disc is flat or slightly raised. The valves exerted, (sharp wooden points emerging out of the top of the gumnut).