Posted by Gus on 11/5/2008, 10:11 am, in reply to "Re: I think I know what it is :) [5 pics]" Link: Eucalyptologics: Info resources on Eucalyptus cultivation worldwide
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There it goes another, comparing trunks and their bark from a similar distance
However, I was not there with Tony in Sydney to observe the leaves, flower buds and seed pods of these trees in Australia, so I cannot say the ID is 100% certain for his tree. What is almost certain is it is the same tree type in both cases.
I think you are right about the leaves. But for many eucalypt species, leaves do not stay the same for a given tree along time (there are juvenile leaves when seedling, intermediate as it matures, and mature as it is adult), and also they can stay at more than one stage (for instance juvenile + intermediate, or intermediate + adult) in a moment of time. The lower part of the tree would retain the more juvenile or intermediate ones, the upper part of the crown the more adult leaf types.
Still, even with that being true for many, without flower buds or seed pods it is difficult to confirm things with more accuracy. That is why these tiny parts can be important 
It does not mean you have to find them for those particular trees, but yes keep eyes open and look for some in the lower branches or for fallen ones near the base of the tree when you see similar ones to these.
At the moment, my species ID is more or less like this:
- E. robusta - 60% chances [aka Swamp Mahogany]
- E. microcorys - 25% chances [aka Tallowood]
- E. botryoides - 15% chances [aka Bangalay]
So, three "suspects", all of them with the fibrous bark, relatively closely related. Of them, the first is quoted in literature as the most common of the three in Florida. Climate near Coffs Harbour (and northern NSW or southern QLD in Australia) is the one matching better with Florida too. The two first species are also cultivated in Hawaii, which is another indication for Florida's climate in your area.
But the other possibilities still make some sense. Flower buds and seed pods can solve the puzzle it in just one photo But, seeing the good part of it, we already discarded several hundred extra possibilities!
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