Syzygium ingens
“Red Apple”
TREE TO 40 METRES TALLAttractive tree with straight, buttressed trunk when mature. Tough elliptical leaves, white, flowers in Nov-Dec. Large, red, sour but edible fruit, ripe in autumn/winter attracts butterflies & nectar and fruit feeding wildlife. Useful timber tree.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Tall Trees: 10m & Over |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Aspect | Filtered Sun |
| Soil | Moist, Well-drained |
| Habitat | Dry Rainforest |
| Features | |
| Bird Attracting, Bush Food Plants, Butterfly Plants, Clay Tolerant Species, Edible Fruit Plants, Shade Providing Trees | |
| Localities | |
| Enoggera Catchment, Ipswich area, Pine Rivers | |
