On the Volcanic Plains near Melbourne, this tree is almost extinct in the wild, being restricted to a few dozen trees in a single location. Early accounts of the area suggest it was a widespread tree characteristic of the stony knolls and higher ground that dot the Plains Grassland. The remnant trees grow in boggy conditions rather different to the typical description of them occurring on Stony rises. It is possible that the remaining trees represent a provenance adapted to wetter condition. Certainly in my (BB) experience, these trees have grown better in moist area rather than the dry rocky areas (where the trees often die). I seen a large though restricted population on a Volcanic Plains site near Ballarat. In other areas of Victoria the tree may be found on Granite outcrops and alluvial sediments in the floodplains in the Northern Slopes Bioregion. It occurs sandy plains west of Stawell and it also is found on the slopes sandstone mountains in Gariwerd (Grampians Range).