"Tree to 30 m tall. Forming a lignotuber. Bark smooth throughout, sometimes with thin flakes or strips of decorticating bark persisting on the lower trunk. Smooth bark grey or reddish grey or brown over white to creamy-white to yellow." (Euclid, 4th Ed.)

Eucalyptus argophloia can be a striking tree, the smooth bark sometimes streaked with brilliant shades of white may contrast with the Australian blue sky. It is related to the boxes and ironbarks, nonetheless it is visually distinct from these while sharing the generally small fruit size. The seed is used at times in revegetation projects. Chinchilla White Gum has relatively straight form and a hard, durable timber. It is now grown in many timber plantations in Queensland.

"Western white gum is classified as ‘vulnerable’ under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 and consequently it is not harvested from its very restricted, endemic distribution in Queensland." (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2013)

EUCLID Eucalypts of Australia Edition 4 (2015, internet based, hosted by the Atlas of Living Australia). Date accessed: Oct 10, 2019.

http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/index.htm

http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/Eucalyptus_argophloia.htm

State of Queensland, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2013. At URL: http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/id/eprint/3912/4/Western%20white%20gum%20final%20factsheet_update%20May%202017.pdf