Elaeocarpus reticulatus (Pink or White Flowering)

Height:
6 to 8 metres at maturity
Width:
3 to 4 metres at maturity
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Growth Habit:
Small evergreen tree, loosely conical in shape and dense crown of foliage – can be pruned to a smaller size.
Foliage:
The Blueberry Ash produces striking foliage, with thick, dark green leaves converting from pink in younger growth to red for older growth in the Autumn.
Floral:
Blueberry Ash has showy, fragrant blooms of white bell-shaped flowers produced in abundant panicles during spring.
Preferred growing conditions:
A robust tree which copes within a range of soil pH values but thrives best in fertile, moist soil. Suited to shade or full sun.
Landscape Use:
Striking attributes all round make this an ideal feature tree.  Blueberry ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatus) is perfect as a screening plant or for informal hedging due to the density of its foliage.  Responds well to pruning for a more formal shape if desired.

* All dimensions are indicative