On poorer soils, it can grow much smaller in dry sclerophyll forest in association with smooth-barked apple (Angophora costata) and yellow bloodwood (Corymbia eximia).
In dry sclerophyll forests where the soil is less fertile, it tends to grow more modestly, often coexisting with smooth-barked apple (Angophora costata) and yellow bloodwood (Corymbia eximia). Its growth can be significantly reduced in such conditions.