Scientific Name: Litsea leefeana

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  • Pronunciation:
    lit-SEE-ah leef-ee-AHN-ah
  • Common Name:
    Brown Bolly Gum
  • Derivation:
    Litsea australis
  • Type:
    Tree Medium
  • Family:
    LAURACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Greenish in clusters from leaf axil, dioceoious, January to March
  • Fruit:
    Black drupe
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical, dry and littoral rainforest
  • Species List:
    Hedges, FI Podberscek, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Wooroi Palm Grove, BSDoonan, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek, Kin Kin Arboretum, Stratford Park
Identification Notes

New growth densely hairy. Domatia absent.|| Leaf: simple, alternate, rusty hairy under-surface with raised veins.||

Associated Fauna

Fruit attractive to birds||

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare.||Can be utilised as dense, tall screen or background plant. It has ornamental leaves and bird-attracting fruit.||Propagation from fresh seed, ripening in spring. Hardy and grows steadily, requiring well-drained soils with adequate moisture, otherwise not fussy. Will grow in coastal conditions.|||Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||