Syzgium smithii - Common Lilly Pilly
Family: Myrtaceae

Attractive bushy tree 5-8m.
Flushes of pink new growth.
Small white fluffy flowers are small and short-lived but the pink edible fruits hang on for months.
Hardy.

Cultivation
Very malleable and can be trained into a low spreading umbrella-shaped shade tree or kept short and bushy as a hedge.
Although sparse and spindly for the first few years, it eventually becomes very dense.
Fresh unpeeled fruits germinate quickly and reliably, whether infested or not.
Cuttings are also fairly easy.

Planting
28.02.20