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Myrtaceae
Brush Cherry Flower
Syzygium australe
Natural abundance.
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen tree
- Height
- 15-35 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The fluffy white flowers are made up almost entirely of stamens, giving them a brushlike appearance.
- The edible berries are tart and sweet, used in Australian bush food cuisine for jams and sauces.
- It is one of the most popular hedging plants in Australia due to its dense, glossy foliage.
- The plant responds extremely well to pruning and can be shaped into almost any topiary form.
- Aboriginal Australians have used the fruit and bark for food and medicine for thousands of years.
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