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Ceratopetalum gummiferum
New South Wales Christmas Bush
Notes

Uses: Small ornamental tree from NSW. Smaller white flowers are surrounded by larger pinkish to red coloured calyx. Can be pruned to keep a dense foliage and promote flowering. Good habitat plant for bees and butterflies.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-spreading Spreading
  • Height 4-5m
  • Spread 3-5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Cunoniaceae
  • Botanical Name Ceratopetalum gummiferum
  • Common Name New South Wales Christmas Bush
  • Origin NSW
  • Habit Upright
  • Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Foliage Green
  • Flower Type Star
  • Purpose Ornamental, Shade, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Rough
  • Form Small Tree (Up to 7m)