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Re: Eleocarpus reticulatus (was: Introducing Myself)

At 10:52 PM 11/12/97 GMT, Tim Longville/Celia Eddy wrote:

>Finally, two groups of plants I asked some questions about in the
>latest issue of Borderlines.  I wonder if anyone can provide any
>answers. Grateful for any help anyone can offer. The first bunch of
>plants are shrubs mentioned by the Edwardian British gardener, Eden
>Phillpotts, in his book MY SHRUBS (not one for jazzy titles, old
>Eden). <snip> Others of EP's plants I'd be
>interested to discover more about include: Elaeocarpus
>reticulatus, from Australia (is this something that's really quite
>familiar but disguised under an old name? EP says it is 'a handsome
>evergreen, with lovely corymbs of fimbriated flowers that rise out of
>the axils of the leaves');

Eleocarpus reticulatus, or Blueberry Ash, is native to around here (Sydney
area), being found in rainforest gullies, and is widely grown in Australian
gardens.  In the wild, the flowers are usually white, but a pink form is
popular in cultivation.  They are largish shrubs, say 4x3 meters.  They
flower in early summer, from October to January here. (Mine are just coming
out now.)  The flowers are followed by small blue berries, which attract birds.

Other members of the genus are medium to large trees in the rainforest
further north along the Australian east coast.  For example, E augustifolius
(syn grandis), the Blue Quandong.

John.
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