| Vegetation Database .. detailed information |
poison peach
Trema tomentosa (Trema aspera) |
| Plant Family : | Ulmaceae |
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| Plant Form : | shrub/tree |
| Growth Habit : | Multi-stemmed shrub or small tree up to 4m tall. |
| Fruiting Season : | Autumn-Winter |
| Description : | Wood boring grub that feeds on plant can be cooked and eaten. Preperation from leaves applied to wounds. Leaves are poisonous to cattle, sheep and goats. |
| Distribution : | All mainland states except S.A., found in better quality open forest or margins of light rainforest and softwood scrub. |
| Weed Status : | Folowing clearing in softwood and brigalow-softwood scrubs, it can come up in great abundance. Cattle can eat the leaves without any apparent ill effects, however heavy losses occur in cattle newly introduced to poison peach. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
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| Additional info .. | locations seen (7) .. habitats seen (3) .. |
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