Syzygium australe

Species

Shrub
Tree

Family	Myrtaceae
Common names	Brush Cherry, Bush Cherry, Creek Lilly Pilly, Lilly Pilly, Scrub Cherry

Climatic Suitability
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Syzygium australe: close up flower — Credit: David Ellsworth

Syzygium australe: fruit — Credit: Dave Richardson

Syzygium australe: leaves — Credit: Paul

Syzygium australe: bark on large trunk — Credit: © Fagg, M (2014)

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Form

Height in cultivation 2 – 10 m

Spread in cultivation 1.5 – 5 m

Origin Native

Flower colour Cream, white

Flower period spring, summer

Leaf colour Green, yellow

Leaf loss Evergreen

Canopy area 19.6 m²

Canopy shape Rounded

Site

Urban space type Garden, park

Use feature, playground friendly, putatively edible, screen, windbreak

Soil texture clay, loam, sand

Soil pH acidic, neutral

Planting & Maintenance Fertile soil, well drained soil

Soil Volume 1 – 12 m³

Water use Moderate

Performance

Shade tolerance Full sun Part shade

Tolerance High drought
Moderate frost
Moderate coastal

Growth rate Fast

Biodiversity Bird Insect Pollinator

Risk - Flammability Low

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