Neolitsea dealbata — approved 50 mm native tube stock photo, SEQ Natives

White bolly gum — Neolitsea dealbata

50 mm native tube
$7.00
$7.00
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Neolitsea dealbata flowers. Photo: M. Fagg, CC BY 4.0.
  • Neolitsea dealbata flowers. Photo: M. Fagg, CC BY 4.0.
  • Neolitsea dealbata — young plant form. Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Neolitsea dealbata at Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. Photo: Tatiana Gerus (Tatters), CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Neolitsea dealbata — approved 50 mm native tube stock photo, SEQ Natives
White bolly gum — Neolitsea dealbata

Native Trees

White bolly gum — Neolitsea dealbata

Neolitsea dealbata

Food for native birds Host plant for butterflies and insects Shelter for wildlife Resilient garden plant
$7.00
$7.00

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Title50 mm native tube

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Plant profile

At a glance

The essentials for finding the right garden position.

Mature size
Height: 4–12 m · Width: 3–7 m
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Moist
Soil
Loamy, Clay
Drainage
Free-draining
Vegetation type
Rainforest, Wet Eucalypt
Plant lifespan
Perennial
Plant form
Trees

Plant ratings

A quick guide to this plant’s value for wildlife and the garden.

Bird food value
Host plant value
Pollinator value
Shelter & habitat value
Flower display
Garden resilience

About this plant

White bolly gum is a beautiful rainforest understorey tree with broad leaves that have a pale, softly hairy underside, and coppery new growth. Small pale flowers are followed by dark fruit on female plants, providing food for fruit-eating birds. Ideal for sheltered, moist gardens and rainforest restoration, especially beneath taller canopy trees.

Image credits:
Feature: M. Fagg via Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0
Young plant form: Steve Fitzgerald via Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0
Additional photo: Tatiana Gerus (Tatters), Neolitsea dealbata — CC BY-SA 2.0

More plant details

Garden uses
Rainforest understorey, sheltered small-tree planting, bird habitat and forest restoration.
Wildlife value
The leaves provide food for Blue Triangle butterfly caterpillars. Dark fruit on female trees is eaten by fruit-feeding birds, and foliage provides layered rainforest shelter.
Flowering and fruiting
Small cream flowers followed by dark berries on female trees.
Growth habit
Evergreen rainforest understorey tree with pale leaf undersides and bronze new growth.
Cautions
Separate male and female plants can affect fruiting; avoid assuming every plant will bear berries.