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Muntries Kunzea pomifera
Also called Emu apple
When it flowers
- January, not flowering
- February, not flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, not flowering
Prostrate groundcover with fluffy white flowers and edible, apple-flavoured berries.
A low, trailing shrub from coastal South Australia and western Victoria. Fluffy white flowers in spring are followed by small, red-blushed green berries in late summer that taste like spiced apple.
In the garden
- Flowers
- Fluffy white flowers in clusters.
- Attracts
- Birds and pollinating insects
- Leaves
- Small, round, dark green leaves on trailing stems.
Bush food
The berries ripen in late summer and autumn; eat them fresh or use them in pies, jams and chutney.
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy and loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral and alkaline
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
- Coast
- Exposed to salt spray
- Climate
- Dry summers (Mediterranean) and temperate
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Cuttings
Planting
Full sun or light shade in sandy, well-drained soil. Space 1 m apart.
Pruning
Trim the edges after fruiting to keep it in bounds.
Care
Water through dry spells while fruit is forming. No feeding needed.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Order
- Myrtales
- Native to
- South Australia and Victoria
- Natural range
- Coastal sands of south-east South Australia and western Victoria.
Where to buy
Specialist native nurseries.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Kunzea pomifera on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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