Eucalyptus laevopinea, known by the common name Silver Top Stringybark, is a tree native to eastern Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Occurring north from Rylstone

Rylstone, New South Wales

Rylstone is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Central Tablelands region within the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way road route...

. Mostly seen in the northern tablelands of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

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A tree up to 40 metres tall. It has rough, fibrous stringy bark usually coloured grey over reddish brown. Adult leaves are 9 to 14 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide. A dull green, the same colour above and below the leaf.

Flowering is from June to August. Gumnuts are hemispherical in shape. 6 to 10 mm long, 7 to 12 mm in diameter. The disc is flat or raised. Valves either below the rim, at rim level or exserted.