Eugenia myrtifolia
Brush cherry · also Australian brush cherry, Eugenia, Scrub cherry
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This upright, fast-growing evergreen tree is excellent for hedges, screens, or as an ornamental specimen in gardens and landscapes. It features attractive bronze new growth, striking white flowers, and edible red berries that attract birds and pollinators. Highly adaptable, it thrives in well-drained soil, full sun to partial shade, and tolerates urban and coastal conditions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3720.08%29 yr4.5 in
- 620.02%—3.7 in
- 60.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Columnar
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 25–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.5 in, mean 6.5 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Eugenia in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
