AusBonsai

Hi,
Can anyone please help me ID this plant?
There is a large tree in my front yard and this one grew from seed.
It is an evergreen and produces small red berries each year.

Solved
By Ash - Schinus terebinthifolius or pink or red 'pepper' tree

Lilli Pilli?
Can you take a photo of the parent tree, and if possible could you also post a larger photo of the one you've just posted. It's not clear enough to have a good look at the leaves.

Murraya paniculata

Hi Luke,

My gut feeling when I firsty saw it was Murraya, the same as Joel says, but I'm not sure about the size of some of them leave. The Murrayas I've seen were smaller than that, although maybe different var.

Damo

How big is the parent? Has this young one been in almost full shade?

Joel

If it isn't that is probably is a Schinus terebinthifolius or pink or red 'pepper' tree. Your big tree does it have dark somewhat fissured bark, small sphaerical berries that have a thin dark pink red shell with a pepper like corn?
cheers
Ash

damo19 wrote:Hi Luke,

My gut feeling when I firsty saw it was Murraya, the same as Joel says, but I'm not sure about the size of some of them leave. The Murrayas I've seen were smaller than that, although maybe different var.

Damo

I have a Murraya (mock orange is its common name) that has leaves the same size as this, and I also have a dwarf Murraya with leaves only about 1.5 cm long. Does the parent tree get little white flowers with a strong sweet perfume?

Glenda

My thought was Murraya too.

Can you ge ta close up of the leves and bark please

ken

Thanks Ash, That's the one!

Has anyone had experience training this plant as a bonsai?

Hi Luke,
Thought it might be. I have not grown it myself but my teacher has had one for about 30 years. The largish compound leaves do not lend themselves to bonsai but from a purely horticultural viewpoint they are hardy, grow rapidly, tolerate pruning and can be grown in pots. We avoid them locally because they have become a garden weed. You can use the peppercorns too.
cheers
Ash