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Prickly pine

Bursaria incana, Fam. Pittosporaceae


Tall shrub or small, sparse tree, 3-7m tall with rough grey hairs. Young branches covered with soft, white hairs.

Weed Category:
Weed: No
Form or habit: Shrub, Small tree
Family: Pittosporaceae
Leaf:
Oblong, blunt, somewhat pendulous, green above, white and hairy beneath, 5-8 x 2-3cm.
Flower conspicuous: Conspicuous
Flower colour:

White, Cream

Flower description: Cream white, sweetly scented, about 1.2cm in diameter, borne in large, dense terminal panicles. February to April.
Fruit conspicuous: Conspicuous
Fruit colour:

Brown

Fruit:
Fruit description: Brown, flattened capsules, about 1 x 1cm.
Habitat: Woodland.
Distribution Queensland, Northern Territory.
Food source for:
Toxicity: No toxicity known
Origin: Australia.
Notes: Requires full sun and well drained conditions. In nature this plant tends to become a sparse small tree, but pruning and watering should improve the shape. Propagate from seed or cuttings.
Information sources: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (2022) Bursaria incana Lindl. Plants of the World Online., Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics.

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