Brush Cherry
Brush cherry is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *'' Syzygium australe'', native to eastern Australia *'' Syzygium paniculatum'', native to New South Wales {{Short pages monitor ...
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Syzygium Australe
''Syzygium australe'', with many common names that include brush cherry, scrub cherry, creek lilly-pilly, creek satinash, and watergum, is a rainforest tree native to eastern Australia. It can attain a height of up to 35 m with a trunk diameter of 60 cm. In cultivation, this species is usually a small to medium-sized tree with a maximum height of only 18m. Description The leaves are opposite, simple, lanceolate from 4–8 cm long. Flowers are white and in clusters. The pink, elongated, edible fruits range from a size of 1.5 to 2.3 centimeters long, and ripen mainly in summer and autumn. The fruit surrounds a small, circular seed. The flavour of the fruit is described as having a refreshing taste, and have a small hint of sourness to them. This species is commonly confused with magenta cherry and the blue lilly pilly. However, the brush cherry has a paler trunk. Distribution The species occurs in coastal regions in Queensland and New South Wales, northwards from B ...
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