Eucalyptus aromaphloia, commonly known as Creswick apple-box, scented bark or scent-bark,[3] is a species of plant in the myrtle family that is endemic to Victoria.
It is a tree with rough, densely fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, oval to spindle-shaped flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit.Eucalyptus aromaphloia is a tree that grows to a height of 18–22 m (60–70 ft) and forms a lignotuber.
[3][4][5] Eucalyptus aromaphloia was first formally described in 1954 by Lindsay Pryor and James Willis from a specimen collected on Mount Langi-Ghiran near Ararat.
[5][11] Creswick apple-box grows in flat or slightly undulating areas of open forest.
It occurs from near Malmsbury west to the Grampians and south-west to Ballarat and the Brisbane Ranges National Park with a disjunct population near Anglesea.