Capparis mitchellii
“Native Orange/Bumble Tree”
SHRUB TO 6 METRES TALL
Small tree with a dense, rounded canopy of silver-green foliage. Large fluffy white flowers appear year round, peaking in summer. Produces round lumpy fruits to 5cm, turning dull orange when ripe with an edible flesh high in Vitamin C. Host to Caper White Butterfly.
| Suitability |
|---|
| Small Trees up to 10m |
| Capparaceae |
| Full Sun / Filtered Sun |
| Well-drained |
| Dry Sclerophyll Forest |
| Features |
|---|
| Bush Food Plants, Butterfly Plants, Clay Tolerant Species, Drought Tolerant Species, Dry Tropics Native Plant Species, Edible Fruit Plants, Frost Tolerant Plants, Native Fodder Trees, Perfumed Flowering Plants, Sandstone or Shale Area Plants, Screen Plants, Shade Providing Trees |
| Localities |
|---|
| Dalby and surrounds, Ipswich area, Logan City |
