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LILLY PILLY, Syzygium sp

Australia boasts over 60 different varieties of lilly pillies all of which appear to be edible. They range from a small bush to a large tree and are well respected for their spectacular ornamental qualities. Their tastes vary quite markedly but all have a high pectin content and are well suited to preserving. The trees make excellent screens, windbreaks, bird attractants or garden ornamentals.

Riberry

The small leaved lilly pilly or riberry produces masses of red pear shaped fruit. Mature trees can yield up to 80kg. The fruit exhibits a juicy but slightly acidic clove-like finish reminiscent of cinnamon. It is a very popular ingredient in wildfood dishes. Its handsome purple-red growth makes this lilly pilly one of the favourites.

140mm | $7.90 AU | In Production |

Lilly Pilly - Bluey

Cutting grown selection of the tasty and attractive Blue Lilly Pilly fruit. The delicate fruit is aromatic with a sweetish slightly gingery or turpentine flavour. Fruit is a distinctive blue colour.

175mm | $17.90 AU | In Production |

Cascade Lilly PIlly - Syzygium luehmannii x wilsonii

This is a hybrid species of lilly pilly that looks similar to the powderpuff lilly pilly but it has pale pink flowers followed by yummy pale pink fruits. Excellent for Hedges

140mm | $9.75 AU | Seeking Propagation Material |

Scrub cherry - Syzygium australe

The Brush Cherry is a common plant of coastal and highland rainforests. Known to reach up to 25m in its ideal habitat it is usually much smaller in cultivation. The leaves are opposite, rounded and bright, glossy green in colour. White flowers are followed by large, fleshy, red fruits in profusion. These are oval in shape and around 20 mm long with a large seed. The fruits are edible and are often made into jams.

140mm | $7.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material |

Height	Frost tol.	Pollination req'd	Evergreen/Deciduous	Harvest period
2-25	Medium	No	Evergreen	June - September

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Lilly Pilly

Be very carefull to pick a Lilly Pilly that is resistant to the lilly pilly psyllid (Trioza eugeniae) otherwise you have to spray fortnightly which is costly and makes the fruit inedible. | Mitch White - Turramurra, NSW 20-Sep-2007

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For Further Information:

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/bushtucker/Riberry.html
http://www.nativecrops.com.au/industry/inproffd/crops/riberry.htm