Elaeocarpus ‘Blueberry Ash’

Elaeocarpus reticulatus 

Blueberry Ash is an Australian native small evergreen tree that usually grows to about 7 metres in height. It’s fruit and it’s flowers often appear on the plant together making for something quite remarkable.

Blueberry’s foliage has a leather-like appearance and is dark green while it’s new growth is a beautiful pinkish colour and it’s older leaves turn to a bright red.  A prolific amount of white (Pink if it is the Primma Donna cultivar) bell-shaped flowers appear in Summer and have an unusual licorice fragrance. Can grow in shade to full sunlight, Ash is also bird attracting.