It has rough, furrowed grey but soft ironbark on the trunk and branches, glossy green, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and conical fruit.

Eucalyptus placita is a tree that typically grows to a height of 25–30 m (82–98 ft) and forms a lignotuber.

[4][2][3] Eucalyptus placita was first formally described in 1990 by Lawrie Johnson and Ken Hill in the journal Telopea.

[4][5] The specific epithet (placita) is from the Latin placitus meaning "pleasing", referring to the colour of the leaves.

[3] Grey ironbark grows in moist areas in the mid north coast region of New South Wales, from Cessnock to Kempsey.