Syzygium australe
Brush cherry · also Scrub cherry, Creek lilly-pilly, Creek satinash
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Syzygium australe is an upright, fast-growing evergreen rainforest tree native to eastern Australia, prized for its dense foliage, bronze new growth, and glossy dark green leaves. It produces striking white flowers that attract pollinators and vibrant red edible berries that serve as a food source for birds. This adaptable species thrives in various well-drained soil types, tolerates full sun to partial shade, and performs well in urban and coastal environments, making it suitable for hedges, screens, or ornamental planting.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1060.08%—8.0 in
- 50.00%——
- 20.00%—9.3 in
- 20.00%—2.8 in
- 10.00%—6.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- 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
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 8.0 in, mean 8.9 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Queensland tropical rain forests
Other Syzygium in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
