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Syzygium australe 'Big Red'

Cultivar
  • Icon of shrub form Shrub
  • Icon of tree form Tree
Family Myrtaceae
Common names Lilly Pilly

Climatic Suitability
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Form

Height in cultivation 3 – 6 m
Spread in cultivation 2 m
Origin Native
Flower colour White
Flower period summer
Leaf loss Evergreen
Canopy area 3.1 m2

Site

Urban space type Garden, street
Use erosion control, playground friendly, screen, windbreak
Soil texture clay, loam, sand
Soil pH acidic, neutral
Soil Volume 2 m3
Water use Moderate

Performance

Shade tolerance Full sun Part shade
Tolerance Moderate drought
Moderate frost
Moderate coastal
Growth rate Fast
Biodiversity Bird Insect Pollinator

Parent Species

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Syzygium australe

Brush Cherry

  • Icon of shrub form Shrub
  • Icon of tree form Tree

Climatic Suitability

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