This large tree has a shaft-like trunk with rough fibrous bark and spreading branches that form a dense crown. It has grey-green leathery textured elliptical leaves and the cream cup-shaped flowers appear in a fluffy globular cluster in early summer. 

Hardiness zones 9 to 12 

Syncarpia glomulifera is naturally found in Australia from Ulladulla on the south coast of New South Wales extending to Queensland growing in moist or dry forest slopes and along rainforest fringes. 

It prefers a well drained deep fertile sandy soil in an open sunny position and is drought tolerant but frost tender.

Turpentine is a large tree that is grown for its timber or as a shade tree in large gardens, parks and along roadsides. It is also grown as a windbreak and the timber is resistant to salt water. It has a fast growth rate and establishes in 3 to 5 years and is long lived. It was extensively logged for its reddish hardwood that is resistant to marine borer attack and is used for constructing jetties. ID 889

Syncarpia  (sin-KAR-pee-ah) glomulifera (glom-yoo-LIF-er-ah)

‘Syncarpia’: from Greek syn + karpia - with, or together, and fruit (refers to the fused capsules); ‘glomulifera’: like a ball (refers to the head of flowers).

Myrtaceae (mir-TAY-see-ee)
Myrtle, Eucalyptus, Clove and Guava Family