Eugenia reinwardtiana

Eugenia reinwardtiana

Eugenia reinwardtiana
“Beach Cherry”

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SHRUB 1 TO 2 METRES TALLLovely rounded shrub with dark green leaves. Bears small white flowers with fluffy stamens, followed by bright red edible sweet fruit which attracts birds. Slow growing hardy species. Will accept full sun.

Suitability
Category	Small Shrubs up to 2m
Family	Myrtaceae
Aspect	Full Shade / Filtered Sun
Soil	Moist, Well-drained
Habitat	Dry Rainforest
Features
Bird Attracting, Bush Food Plants, Clay Tolerant Species, Edible Fruit Plants, Seaside Plantings
Localities
Pine Rivers
Host Plant For These Butterflies
Bronze Flat (Netrocoryne repanda), Common Red-eye (Chaetocneme beata)
Fruit & Berry Food source for Birds Below
Australian King-parrot (Alisterus scapularis), Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis), Brown Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella), Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae), Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea), Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii), Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla), Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus), Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris), Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina), Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus), Rose-crowned Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus regina), Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus), Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis), Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus), Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor), Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus), White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela), Wompoo Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus magnificus), Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca)