Turpentine Tree
Syncarpia glomulifera

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

Syncarpia glomulifera is a TREE growing to 30 m (98ft 5in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Height (m): 30

Where it is found

Coastal scrub forests, preferring deep fertile soils in valleys.

Australia - Queensland, New South Wales.

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How it is used

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Medicine

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Other

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The plant can be used to make a good screen. Wood - very durable, hard, tough, heavy, resisting marine borers.

Hedge: Plants that can be grown as hedges.

Wood: A list of the trees and shrubs that are noted for having useful wood.

Hedge: Hedge

How it is grown

This species is hardy to about -7°c in Australian gardens, though this cannot be translated directly to British gardens due to our cooler summers which do not always ripen the new wood, together with our longer, colder and wetter winters. A good bee plant.

Propagating it: Seed -

Best place to grow: Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Hedge;

Habit: Tree

Hardiness:

Growth:

Soil: Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)

Shade: Semi-shade, no shade

Moisture: Moist

Things to keep in mind

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Synonyms

Metrosideros glomulifera Sm.