 "Corymbia trachyphloia" is a tree that typically grows to a height of and forms a lignotuber.It has rough, brown and greyish bark on the trunk, often also on the larger branches.Young plants and coppice regrowth have lance-shaped, glossy green leaves that are paler on the lower surface, long, wide and petiolate, the petiole is attached to the underside of the leaf blade.