Alphitonia excelsa
Botanical Name: Alphitonia excelsa
Common Name: Red Ash, Soap Tree
This tree has a arching spreading habit that forms into a open rounded crown. It may be deciduous in cooler climates and has glossy olive green ovate leaves.
The Leaves: Simple Ovate in Shape.
150 mm long glossy green leaves, broadly ovate and are silvery-white on the underside with densely inter-woven hairs. The short petiole has a rusty appearance and the apex is acute. It has an Alternate leaf arrangement, with an entire margin and 80 to 150mm in size.
Colour: Olive green
Flowers: Creamy White with a slight fragrance, individual flowers are rotate in shape forming into a panicle inflorescence. Each flower 3 - 6mm in size.
Colour: Creamy White
Fruit: Is a Black Berry, 8 to 10mm in diameter.
Colour: Black