It usually has fibrous to flaky bark on the trunk and smooth bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and hemispherical fruit.Eucalyptus chloroclada is a tree that typically grows to a height of 20 m (66 ft) and forms a lignotuber.

[2][3][4] Baradine gum was first formally described in 1934 by William Blakely who gave it the name Eucalyptus dealbata var.

[5] In 1988 Lawrie Johnson and Ken Hill changed the name to E. chloroclada and the updated name was published in Volume 19 of Flora of Australia.

[8]: 162 Eucalyptus chloroclada mainly grows on sandy plains and on hills in woodland, usually with Callitris species.

It occurs on the western slopes and plains of New South Wales mainly from the Pilliga forest and Gilgandra, north to Dirranbandi in south-east Queensland.