Botanical Name: Common Names:
Acmena smithii minor Red Tips Lilly Pilly,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
This attractive tree or shrub is most commonly used for screening or low hedges and often used for topiary standards. New foliage tips are red while the older foliage is a glossy dark green. Tiny decorative creamy white fluffy flowers in Spring that are followed by pinkish-purple lillypilly berries that can be made into jellies or preserves. Grows approx 5m tall x 3m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained