Scientific Name: Trochocarpa laurina

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  • Pronunciation:
    trock-oh-CARP-ah law-REEN-ah
  • Common Name:
    Tree Heath
  • Type:
    Shrub/tree
  • Family:
    EPACRIDACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White in terminal spikes. Spring, summer. Hairy inside lobes
  • Fruit:
    Blackish depressed globular drupe
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wet Eucalypt Forest, eucalypt open forests.
  • Species List:
    Hedges, FI Podberscek, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Wooroi Palm Grove, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Upper Yandina Creek, NNP Tanglewood, NNP Palm Grove, Dandaloo, Heritage Park
Identification Notes

Leaves 5-7 nerves visible both surfaces.Alternate, simple, entire, often crowded towards the ends of branchlets.||

Landscaping Notes

Propogation is from seed, ripening March-October, being very slow to germinate. Cuttings are also difficult. Grows slowly but reliably if given plenty of water with well-drained soils and will tolerate sun or shade.||Pretty addition to mixed hedge with attractive flushes of pink new foliage.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||