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Neolitsea dealbata
Also called White Bolly Gum
Bolly gum is an evergreen understory tree or shrub from eastern Australian rainforest and wet forest, growing up to 15 m with glossy leaves that are whitish underneath. It is grown mainly as a shade-tolerant garden or shelter tree in mild, frost-free climates.
Neolitsea dealbata, also known as white bolly gum, hairy-leaved bolly gum, or simply bolly gum (amongst others), is a shrub or small tree in the laurel family Lauraceae which is native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
The bolly gum has a wide distribution on the coast and adjacent tablelands of eastern Australia, stretching from islands of the Torres Strait south to the Illawarra region south of Sydney. It is an understory species found in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest on a variety of soil types, and at altitudes from sea level to 1,150 m (3,770 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Neolitsea dealbata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
