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Lophostemon confertus, Tristania conferta, Brush Box, Queensland Box, Vinegar tree
 Lophostemon confertus, Tristania conferta
Family: Myrtaceae
Brush Box, Queensland Box, Vinegar tree
Origin: Queensland, Australia
big treefull sunsemi-shademoderate waterwhite/off-white flowersincuded in CD catalog

Tall tree growing to 100ft in forest, much shorter and many-branched in littoral rainforest Bark rough and scaly. Leaves: Simple, appearing in whorls toward branchlet ends; blade glossy dark green above, paler below. Leaves are elliptical to ovate, 4-12"long. Flower: Creamish/white about .5" in diameter, five petals, stamens prominent and numerous. Flowers October to December. Fruit: Capsule, green/brown, bell-shaped with flat top. Numerous seeds. Tiny seeds should be mixed with dry sand for even distribution when sowing. Germinates easily.


 
Lophostemon confertus, Tristania conferta, Brush Box, Queensland Box, Vinegar tree

Lophostemon confertus, Tristania conferta, Brush Box, Queensland Box, Vinegar tree
Lophostemon confertus, Tristania conferta, Brush Box, Queensland Box, Vinegar tree
Lophostemon confertus, Tristania conferta, Brush Box, Queensland Box, Vinegar tree


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