 In New South Wales the tree has a disjunct but widespread throughout inland areas usually to the east of the upper Hunter Valley.It is often situated on major river floodplains growing as part of woodlands, sometimes as the dominant species, where it grows well in heavy clay soils.In all states it is found to the west of the Great Dividing Range growing in alluvial soils consisting of sand, gravel, silt and clay in areas that receive of annual rainfall.