This shrub to small tree has a short upright trunk that maybe buttress and spreading branches that form a open rounded crown. It has dark green broad lanced-shaped leaves and the yellow-white bell-shaped flowers appear in clusters during early summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Backhousia myrtifoliais naturally found on the east coast of Australia from New South Wales to Fraser Island in Queensland growing in rainforests or on dry stony hillsides.

It prefers a well drained moist sandy to clay loam in a semi shaded to sunny protected position and is drought and frost tender.

Grey Myrtle is a shrub to small tree that is grown for its flowers and rounded habit. It is planted in coastal or inland gardens as a specimen or used in asub tropical setting. It is also used for screen planting along borders and establishes in 2 to 4 years. It is long lived and the fine-grained timber is used for axe or hammer handles by bushman. ID 1514

Note:
Under rainforest conditions the tree can attain a height of 8m (25ft) by 4m (12ft) wide and produces very hard timber that has been used for tool handles or in construction.

Backhousia(bak-HOW-zee-uh) myrtifolia(mir-tih-FOH-lee-uh)

Backhousia"Backhousia" commemorates James Backhouse, botanist and missionary during Australia`s colonial settlement;

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