Purple Berry Lilly Pilly. Many varieties have flushes of colourful new growth ranging from brilliant pink to a red-brown. The berry has a tart cranberry-like flavor that has a hint of cloves.
The fast growing Lilly pilly tree is characterised by spectacular thick foliage with a glossy sheen which makes them ideal for use as hedges windbreaks as well as for attracting birds or simply as an eye-catching ornamental plant. Frost and windy weather can make them drop leaves. Of these a few are misnamed while.
Lilly Pilly berries are small fruits averaging 1 to 2 centimeters in length and are round to oval in shape.
Syzygium cryptophlebium - purple satinash plum satinash. The lilly pilly riberry or Syzygium leuhmannii is an evergreen rainforest plant with glossy green leaves. In spring to early summer most lilly pillies have fluffy white or greenish flowers followed by long lasting red purple or whitish berries. The tree produces small round pinkpurple fruits during winter to summer that you can eat straight off the bush however if you want to get the most out of the berry we would recommend you make it into a delicious jam.
