Scientific Name: Neolitsea dealbata

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  • Pronunciation:
    nee-oh-LITS-ee-ah dee-el-BAR-tah
  • Common Name:
    White Bolly Gum
  • Derivation:
    Neolitsea: Gr. neos - new, Litsea (another genus) dealbata: .L. dealbatus - whitewashed (refers to white undersurface of leaf)
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    OLEACEAE/LAURACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Dioecious, yellow, hairy April to June
  • Fruit:
    Purplish/black drupe 6-8 mm dia
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical Rainforest and along scrubby watercourses,
  • Species List:
    Kin Kin Arboretum, Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, FI Podberscek,Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooroy Mill Site, Wooroi Palm Grove, BSDoonan, Fraser Island, Cranks Creek planted, Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, NNP Tanglewood, Kin Kin Scrub, Stratford Park, Heritage Park
Identification Notes

New foliage rusty pink. ||Terminal buds scaly and hairy. ||Leaf blade glossy green above and greyish white waxy below. Oil dots minute and numerous Leaf: simple, in pseudo-whorls, 3-veined, pale grey or whitish under surface.||

Associated Fauna

Bird and butterfly attracting. ||Butterfly host plant: Blue triangle, Common red-eye.

Landscaping Notes

Landscaping potential in suitable areas. Pioneer plant. Shade-loving. Noosa Council Preferred Species list . Successfully propagated by Noosa & District Landcare. Moist, well-drained and shaded situation.|| Propagation is from seed, ripening in early winter, which germinates easily. It is a hardy tree but needs some protection while young.||Feature foliage|||Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||