- Pronunciation: tris-TANE-ee-ah lor-REEN-ah
- Common Name: Water Gum
- Derivation: Tristaniopsis: honours French botanist Jules de Tristan (1776-1861) laurina: L. Laurus - the Laurel or Bay Tree
- Type: Tree Medium
- Family: MYRTACEAE
- Size: to 25 metres
- Flowers: Yellow. Summer.
- Fruit: Brown Capsule splitting into 3 segments
- Vegetation Type: Rainforest - mostly along moist scrubby watercourses
- Species List: Coolum High, Noosa High School, Upper Yandina Creek, Kin Kin Arboretum, Kin Kin Creek,
Identification Notes
Colourful new growth
Branchlets dark purple
Terminal buds whitish and silky
Landscaping Notes
Landscaping potential in suitable areas. Noosa Council Preferred Species list . .
Prefers moist well drained soil in sun or part shade. Excellent shade Tree.
Propagation is from Seed, ripening March-September, and germinating easily; also from cuttings. A hardy Species, it grows rapidly in a wide variety of situations. Plants look best with adequate Water.
Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery
Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery
Successfully propagated by Noosa & District Landcare
Associated Fauna
Butterfly host Plant: Blue triangle.
