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).
On less nutrient-rich soils, this organism can exhibit a smaller growth form in dry sclerophyll forests, frequently occurring alongside smooth-barked apple (Angophora costata) and yellow bloodwood (Corymbia eximia).