The papery to leathery green seed pods that form after flowering are flat and straight to strongly curved and age to a brown colour.

In New South Wales the tree has a disjunct but widespread distribution throughout inland areas, usually to the west of the upper Hunter Valley.

[1] 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 400 to 600 mm (16 to 24 in) of annual rainfall.

[3] In The Useful Native Plants of Australia it was noted that "Stock are very fond of the leaves of this tree, especially in seasons of drought, and for this reason, and because they eat down the seedlings, it has almost become exterminated in parts of the colonies.

The blue-grey foliage and weeping habit make it popular both domestically and in overseas cultivation, including in Iran and Kuwait.