- Pronunciation: sigh-ZIDGE-ee-um aus-TRALE
- Common Name: Brush Cherry, Scrub Cherry, Creek Lillipilli
- Derivation: Syzygium: from the Greek syzygos - yoking. from syn - together zygon - yoke. In some Species Petals join to form calyptra (cap, hood, cape) which is shed as Flower expands. australe: southern
- Type: Tree
- Family: MYRTACEAE
- Size: 15 metres
- Flowers: White, December to June
- Fruit: Pink/Red berries
- Vegetation Type: Rainforest, moist scrubby watercourses,
- Species List: Hedges, Bush food, Community Gardens, Biosphere Day Noosa Woods, Cooroy Mill Site, Cranks Creek, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, Kin Kin Scrub, Dandaloo, Kin Kin Arboretum, Heritage Park,
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:
Timber: tough, durable and closely grained.
Bush food. Fruit edible, reasonably sweet-tasting
Identification Notes
Fruit: Pear-shaped
Young Branchlets: reddish and 4-angled or winged;
Stipules: absent
Leaf: oil dots obscure or sparse.
Landscaping Notes
Noosa Council Preferred Species list .
Successfully propagated by Noosa & District Landcare.
Fire retardant Species.
Good shade Tree with dense canopy.
Average soils in sun or part shade. Useful for protected seaside planting.
Indoor pot Plant potential.
Screen Plant.
Propagation is from Seed, ripening in summer and autumn. Cuttings also strike well. Will accept Most soils in full sun or partial shade. Tolerates mild frosts. Psyllid attach can often cause dimpoling and unsightly disfiguring of young Leaves.
Feature foliage
Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery
Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery
Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye
Successfully propagated by Maloolah Native Nursery
Associated Fauna
Bird attracting.
Butterflies: Nectar feeding butterflies, Bright Oakblue
