Additional information

• FamilyRhamnaceae
• StoreyMiddle storey
• Size3-15 m x 2-5 m
• Plant groupingTrees 3-25 m
• LeavesLarge soft egg-shaped leaves with deep veins, dark green above, paler with rusty hairs below, 4-12 cm x 2-6 cm. Margins finely serrated.
• Flower colourCream
• Flowering timeOctober to December
• FlowersLarge terminal bunches of flowers, lacking petals, hairy on the outside.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist, well drained humus rich and acidic soils in sheltered forests. Tolerates frost and snow. Partial to full shade.
• Garden useTall screen or windbreak under established trees. Can be copsed. Bark takes on interesting markings as lichens establish.
• Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
• Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire
• Aboriginal Use Wood - pegs for stretching skins

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1, 2, 4, 5 Marilyn Bull ©; 3 Russell Best, NatureShare ©

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