Tristaniopsis laurina

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information

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Plant  information

Common name:                Water Gum  

• Kanooka

Conservation status:  unknown

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• The flowers are bright yellow and have a distinctive and, to some, unpleasant odour

• They attract honeybees as well as small native species of bee

• They usually bloom in the late spring or early summer

Fruit:                         

• x

Leaves:         

• x

Stem & branches: 

• The tree is multi-branched, and may be pruned to maintain a compact shape

• It can grow to be 128 39 m tall in native habitats

Roots:         

• x

Habit:        

• A tree

• It has a slow rate of growth, and usually reaches 4.6–9.1 m tall

Habitat:   

• It usually grows near the eastern coastline and along the banks of streams, where the trunks and branches tend to be shaped in the direction of the current and give an indication of the flood height 

Distribution:                  

• Native to Australia

Additional notes:     

• Cultivation

  • It is cultivated as an ornamental tree by plant nurseries, for use in gardens and civic landscaping

  • It is popular because it is easy to grow and is a good shade tree

  • Many are planted as street trees, especially in Sydney