Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

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Syzygium australe 'Tayla-Made'

File Number

1826

ACRA Field Book Number

1082

Registration Date

10/11/2022

Application Received

10/12/2003

Family

Myrtaceae

Cultivar Name

Syzygium australe 'Tayla-Made'

Origin

A selection from a seed germination event. Grouping characteristics used in identifying the most similar varieties of common knowledge were: Plant: attitude upright, density dense, height small-medium, branching habit strong-medium. Leaf: length medium, width medium, shape of blade elliptic. On the basis of these grouping characteristics, ‘Beach Ball’ and ‘Bush Christmas’ were chosen as the comparators. ‘Beach Ball’ differs from the candidate by having rounded growth habit and the colour of new growth is greyed-brown. Similarly ‘Bush Christmas’ has open growth habit, and reddish new growth compared to brownish new growth of the candidate. PBR Status: Granted: 17-Aug-2004 Terminated: 03-May-2016

Characteristics

Shrub 2m(h) x 1.5m(w) with white flowers in Spring and Summer followed pink fruit.

Cultivation

Fast growing. Best in well drained soils in full sun or part shade. Vigorous.

Publication

Plant Varieties Journal Volume 16, Issue 4

Colour Coding

RHS Colour Chart Leaves:Stem: colour of new growth greyed-orange (RHS 175A), Newly emerged leaf: colour greyed-orange (RHS 177A). Mature leaf: colour of upper side yellow-green (RHS147A)

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Peter Soars & Mathew Yarker

Uses

Formal hedging. As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery

Availability

Specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

-

NSL ID

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