The essential oil of Eucalyptus nitens juvenile foliage harvested from coppiced trees contained α-pinene, limonene, 1,8-cineol, cis-ocimene and α-terpineol as principal components. Minor constituents were monoterpene alcohols, ketones, and aldehydes and 3-methylbutanal. Esters not previously identified in E. nitens leaf oil were ethyl 3methylbutanoate, 3-methylbutyl-3-methylbutanoate, 3-methylbutyl hexanoate and hexyl 3-methylbutanoate.