Trema tomentosa
“Poison Peach”
TREE TO 6 METRES TALLVery fast growing shrubby tree with rough leaves. Tiny greenish flowers in Summer & black berries which attract birds. Leaves toxic to livestock, but host to Speckled Line-blue Butterfly.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Small Trees up to 10m |
| Family | Ulmaceae |
| Aspect | Sun or Shade |
| Soil | Moist, Well-drained |
| Habitat | Dry Sclerophyll Forest |
| Features | |
| Butterfly Plants, Toxic Plants, Windbreaks | |
| Localities | |
| Cubberla Creek, Enoggera Catchment, Ipswich area, Logan City, Pine Rivers, South Stradbroke Island, Sunshine Coast district, Upper Brisbane Valley - Water courses | |
