Bursaria spinosa

Plant Characteristics

Habit		shrub
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Australia

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Bursaria spinosa is a small tree or shrub in the family Pittosporaceae. The species occurs in all Australian states except Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Common names include Australian Blackthorn, Blackthorn, Christmas Bush, Mock Orange, Native Blackthorn, Native Box, Native Olive, Prickly Box, Prickly Pine, Spiny Box, Spiny Bursaria, Sweet Bursaria, Tasmanian Christmas Bush, Thorn Box and Whitethorn.

Read about Bursaria spinosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Bursaria spinosa, Cav. An elegant spiny shrub or small tree, with drooping branches and pretty white fls., produced in summer: Lvs. small, oblong-cuneate, alternate and nearly sessile Yi~\ in. long: fls. small, lateral or terminal, mostly terminal in broad pyramidal panicles. Austral. Tasmania. .—Cult, in S. Calif. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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