Indigenous to Victoria Qld NSW Tas and SA the Manna Gum is the primary food tree for Koalas. Tolerant of most situations with the tallest trees found in mountain regions. Bark is shed in ribbons during summer leaving the upper trunk and branches white but the base of the tree remains bark-coated The leaves are dark green lanceolate often sickle-shaped. Flowers are cream coloured in a cluster of three followed by a small woody capsule. Propagation is by seed.