
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 | |
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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 |