Syzygium australe (Scrub Cherry)

Syzygium australe (Scrub Cherry) cultivated near Toowoomba, Queensland

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Syzygium australe leaves and fruit

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SCRUB CHERRY FACTS

distribution map showing range of Syzygium australe in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Scrub Cherry

Other Names
Brush Cherry, Creek Lilly-Pilly, Creek Satinash, Watergum

Description
The Scrub Cherry is a rainforest tree growing to 35 m tall. In cultivation, it is usually a small to medium tree. The leaves are lance-shaped and grow 4 cm to 8 cm long and 1 cm to 3 cm wide. The plant flowers mostly in spring. The flowers are white and produced in clusters. The berries are dark pink or red in colour and 15 mm to 25 mm long.

Habitat
rainforest

Distribution
Scrub Cherry is found in eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 5m - 18m

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Syzygium
Species:	australe
Common Name:	Scrub Cherry

Relatives in same Genus
  Syzygium francisii
  Syzygium luehmannii
  Syzygium oleosum
  Syzygium paniculatum
  Syzygium smithii
  Syzygium wilsonii