Syzygium paniculatum
BRUSH CHERRY, MAGENTA LILLY PILLY
Myrtaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 9b-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind
15m
Plant habit
 
10m

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Pests: Susceptible to psyllids.

Pruning: Retain only one main trunk for a tree. Tip prune regularly from a young age for a shrub or hedge.

 
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Syzygium paniculatum
BRUSH CHERRY, MAGENTA LILLY PILLY
Myrtaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen tree

Hardiness zones: 9b-13

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind
15m
Plant habit
 
10m

FEATURES

Flowers: white

Flowering Time: late spring to mid summer

Leaves: bronze new leaves

Ornamental Fruit: rose to purple


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean, coastal & bush designs

Uses: formal screen, informal screen, large planter, topiary, indoors, street tree, shade tree, windbreak

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: bird attracting , deer resistant






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