Eucalyptus populnea

Eucalyptus populnea, commonly known as poplar box or bimble box, is a medium-sized tree in the family Myrtaceae endemic to eastern Australia, occurring in Queensland and New South Wales where it is a dominant tree of inland semi-arid woodlands on heavier clay loam soils. The tree typically grows 10 to 20 metres tall with a spreading crown and a straight, single trunk clad in rough, finely tessellated grey-brown bark that persists to the smaller branches. Juvenile leaves are opposite, broadly ovate to almost round, and dull bluish-green, while adult leaves are alternate, broadly ovate to almost circular, 4 to 10 centimetres long and 2 to 7 centimetres wide, glossy green on both surfaces and notably poplar-like, hanging from long, slender petioles that allow them to flutter in the breeze. White flowers are produced in axillary umbels of seven, each from an ovoid bud with a conical operculum, flowering in summer to autumn. Fruits are hemispherical capsules 4 to 6 millimetres across.