Homolanthus populifolius – Native Poplar

Description

Height

• Bushy shrub or small tree 2-4 m high

Aspect

• Full sun or part shade

Soil

• Requires moist soil

Flowers

• October and December, followed by a dark-colored fleshy two-lobed capsular fruit, ripe in late summer

Tips

• Fruit is relished by a variety of native birds including rainforest Pigeons, Bowerbirds, Honeyeaters, Currawongs, Orioles, and Silvereyes