▁fla ky , ▁grey ish ▁b ark ▁on ▁part ▁or ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁tr unk , ▁smooth ▁white , ▁grey ▁or ▁cre am - col oured ▁b ark ▁above . ▁Young ▁plants ▁and ▁co pp ice ▁reg row th ▁have ▁sess ile , ▁gla uc ous , ▁egg - sh aped ▁or ▁heart - sh aped ▁leaves ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide . ▁Ad ult ▁leaves ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁d ull ▁bl u ish ▁green ▁on ▁both ▁sides , ▁lance - sh aped ▁to ▁cur ved , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁on ▁a ▁pet io le ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁flowers ▁bud s ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁leaf ▁ax ils ▁in ▁groups ▁of ▁three ▁on ▁an ▁un branch ed ▁ped un cle ▁ ▁long , ▁the ▁individual ▁bud s ▁sess ile . ▁M ature ▁bud s ▁are ▁cyl ind rical , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁often ▁gla uc ous , ▁with ▁a ▁rounded ▁to ▁con ical ▁oper cul um . ▁Flow ering ▁occurs ▁in ▁February ▁and ▁the ▁flowers ▁are ▁white . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁sess ile , ▁wo ody , ▁bell - sh aped ▁caps ule ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁with ▁the ▁val ves ▁pro tr ud ing ▁above ▁the ▁rim . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁gla uc ous ▁at ▁first . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁Eu cal y pt us ▁k art zo ff iana ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁by ▁Law rie ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Donald ▁Bla x ell ▁from ▁a ▁spec imen