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| synonyms: Drimys aromatica, Pepper Tree, Tasmannia lanceolata |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Evergreen |
| size: Smaller garden trees (up to 10m) |
| leaf type: Simple leaves |
| types of fruit: Trees and shrubs with decorative fruit or berries |
| flowering period: Spring |
| plants for a purpose: Scented leaves, Scented flowers |
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Drimys lanceolata (Poir .) Baillon (syn. Drimys aromatica Muell., Tasmannia lanceolata (Poir.) A. C. Smith) (Winteraceae) Pepper Tree
Native of S. Australia, in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania, growing in moist places in the mountains up to 1500 m. It is an evergreen and can reach 10 m in height but is usually less. Bark and leaves aromatic, like cinnamon. Flowers greenish-yellow or white, male, female and bisexual, in terminal umbels; petals 2-8. In cultivation usually a low shrub of dense habit, liable to damage in cold winters. Hardy to -15°C. Spring.
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