Australia boasts over 60 different varieties of Lilly Pilly and all fruits appear edible. They range from a small bush to
a big tree and are well respected for their spectacular ornamental value and fast growth. Their root systems are
generally non-invasive. Their fruits vary quite markedly in taste, but all seem to be well suited to preserving as they
are high in acid and set well in their own pectin. They can make a refreshing snack when eaten fresh. The trees
make excellent screens, windbreaks, hedges, bird attractants or garden ornamentals. All Lilly Pillies can be easily
pruned to a required height lower than their normal final growing height. Click picture to enlarge
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Syzygium australe
Scrub Cherry or Brush CherryNative with non-invasive roots. Grows to 5 metres high x 2.5 metres wide. Small to medium tree that is very adaptable to most conditions. Fruit is pink-red. Ideal for a larger screen or hedge.
Plant I.D. No. 1 |
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Syzygium australe Boomer PBR
Aussie Boomer Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to 1.5 metres high x 1.5 metres wide. Can be shaped into any size or shape. Ideal for hedges, container planting, topiary or general garden planting. Makes a great specimen plant or a spectacular hedge. Dark green foliage topped with bronze/red new growth.
Plant I.D. No. 2 |
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Syzygium australe Compact
Aussie Compact Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to 3 metres high x 1.5 metres wide. Excellent for topiary. Foliage is compact, neat and glossy green through to bronze new growth.
Plant I.D. No. 3 |
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Syzygium australe Copper
Aussie Copper Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to
3 metres high x 1.5 metres wide.
Excellent for screening or hedging. Foliage is deep olive green through to copper new growth. An excellent
'topiary' plant due to neat glossy appearance.
Plant I.D. No. 4 |
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Syzygium australe Northern
Northern form Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots.
Grows to 5 metres high x 2 metres wide.
Compact habit makes it ideal for a screen plant and can be shaped. Rounded leaf forms similar to Aussie Southern and foliage growth to the ground. White flowers in spring followed by masses of dark red oval fruits.
Ideal as a screen.
Plant I.D. No. 5 |
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Syzygium australe Southern
Glossy Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to
5 metres high x 2 metres wide. Compact habit makes it ideal for a screen plant and can be shaped. Handsome foliage varying in color from deep green through to orange new growth. Glossy sheen on leaves and foliage growth to the ground. White flowers in spring followed by masses of dark red oval fruits.
Plant I.D. No. 6 |
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Syzygium australe Bush Christmas PBR
Bush Christmas Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to
2 metres high x 1.5 metres wide. Ideal for hedges, container planting, topiary or general garden planting.
Can be kept to 1 metre high. Ideal for shaping into a dense hedge. A great container plant with a flush of orange new growth in winter.
Plant I.D. No. 7 |
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Syzygium australe Elegance PBR
Compact Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to
2 metres high x 1.5 metres wide.
Can be shaped into any size or shape.
Makes a great specimen plant or a spectacular hedge.
Dark green foliage topped with bronze/red new growth.
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Syzygium australe Elite
Dwarf Magenta Cherry (green)
Native with non-invasive roots.
Grows to 3 metres high x 1.5 metres wide.
Can be shaped into any size. Ideal for hedges, container planting, topiary or general garden planting. Glossy
dark green leaves with new foliage tinted Bronze.
Plant I.D. No. 9 |
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Syzygium australe Elite Red
Dwarf Magenta Cherry (red)
Native with non-invasive roots.
Grows to 3 metres high x 1.5 metres wide. Can be shaped into any size. Ideal for hedges, container planting, topiary or general garden planting. Glossy
dark green leaves with new foliage tinted Bronze.
Plant I.D. No. 10 |
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Syzygium australe Express
Lilly Pilly Express
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to 4 metres high x 1.5 metres wide. Can be shaped into any size. Ideal for hedges, container planting, topiary or general garden planting. Glossy, dark green leaves with new foliage tinted red. Loves full sun.
Plant I.D. No. 11 |
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Syzygium australe Hinterland Gold PBR
Gold Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to
4 metres high x 1.5 metres wide.
Ideal as a hedge or as an attractive container specimen. Attractive gold glossy leaves compactly arranged, with several new flushes throughout the year. With natural uniform shape pruning is often not required.
Plant I.D. No. 12 |
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Syzygium Cascade PBR
Cascade Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to 3 metres high x 2 metres wide. A decorative compact shrub with flowing 'cascades' of drooping red new growth changing through shades of pink to green as the new growth ages. Producing clusters of flowers in spring followed by red edible fruits.
Plant I.D. No. 13 |
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Syzygium (Waterhousea) floribundum
Weeping Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to 10 metres high x 5 metres wide. Dense foliaged, rounded & spreading tree. Dark glossy green leaves & pale green young shoots. Have abundant small fluffy white flowers. Ideal as a 'larger' screen plant.
Plant I.D. No. 14 |
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Syzygium francisii
Francis's Water Gum
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to
8-15 metres high x 6 metres wide.
A great tree for a larger screen, or can be pruned to shape. Dense crown with wavy-edged leaves and pale violet fruits in autumn. New growth is brilliant red or pink.
Plant I.D. No. 15 |
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Syzygium (Acmena) hemilamprum
Blush Satinash
Native with non-invasive roots.
Grows to 4 metres high x 2.5 metres wide.
Large bushy shrub or small tree. Deep green glossy leaves with apricot to red-brown new growth several times a year. Clusters of white, fluffy flowers in spring.
Plant I.D. No. 16 |
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Syzygium jambos
Rose Apple
Has non-invasive roots.
Grows to 8 metres high x 4 metres wide.
Tall glossy foliaged attractive shrub/tree.
Ideal for larger hedge.
Produces yellow colored edible fruits.
Plant I.D. No. 17 |
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Syzygium luehmannii
Small Leaf Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots.
Grows to 7 metres high x 3 metres wide.
A decorative compact medium tree, foliage to ground level. Small white flowers, followed by fleshy red berries.
Glossy green leaves are renowned for their
beautiful pink/red when young.
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Syzygium paniculatum
Magenta Cherry
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to
12 metres high x 5 metres wide.
Fast growing shapely evergreen tree. Dense bushy crown of handsome, dark green glossy foliage. Showy sprays of white flowers in summer. Grape-like clusters of magenta colored fruit, which ripen in autumn. Ideal for medium shade tree or a larger hedge/screen.
Plant I.D. No. 19 |
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Syzygium (Acmena) smithii
Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots.
Grows to 8 metres high x 2.5 metres wide.
Can be trimmed to form a hedge.
Attractive bronze new growth, with fluffy cream blossom followed by masses of bright blue berries.
Plant I.D. No. 20 |
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Syzygium (Acmena) smithii Dwarf
Dwarf Lilly Pilly
Native with non-invasive roots. Grows to
3 metres high x 1.5 metres wide.
Deep green, glossy foliage with flushes of apricot to red-brown new growth several times a year. Clusters of white, fluffy flowers appear in spring. Masses of decorative, white berries in autumn and winter. A hardy, reliable coastal shrub and ideal as a screen or tub specimen.
Plant I.D. No. 21 |
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