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Bangalay
I am a
Bangalay (Aboriginal name)
Southern Mahogany
Eucalyptus botryoides
I am a medium size tree, growing 15-40m high.
My bark is mainly rough reddish brown or grey but my smaller branches are smooth and pale grey.

I flower from January to March and my flowers are white.

​I am not very common in Lake Macquarie and I like to stay near the coast. [1]
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Bangalay - Southern Mahogany
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Distribution and occurrence map. Locally abundant in dry sclerophyll forest or woodland on alluvial flats or old beach dunes; south from Hunter Region. Source: PlantNET
​​I am fast growing;
I am a great shade tree;
I can cope with temporary waterlogging [2];
I can handle salt mist and winds [3].
​I can be used for:
General construction and flooring;
Hives by native bees in the hollows of older trees [2];
Canoe hulls by Aboriginal people [3].
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Bangalay canopy
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Bangalay trunk
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Bangalay leaves
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References:
1. Lake Macquarie Landcare 2018 Gum Trees of Lake Macquarie Lake Macquarie City Council
2. Nicolle D. 2016 Taller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia, Adelaide, South Australia.
3. Robinson L. 2003 Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney.  Kangaroo Press, Sydney
4. PlantNET plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au