Kunzea pomifera – Muntrie

This gorgeous plant produces a delicious bush food fruit with great potential. The fruits of the muntrie plant are small green and red berries that have the flavour of spicy apples and much higher antioxidant levels than blueberries!
It is quite an easy and attractive plant to grow, it forms a groundcover in the wild but you can also trellis the plant for easier harvesting. Great groundcover for coastal areas, also suppresses weeds. It will grow in most soils, including sand and clay. Tolerant of drought, frost and lime soils. Produces an abundance of white flowers in spring, followed by berries in late summer/early autumn. The berries can be ripe even when green. The plant is pollinated by insects, so planting other spring flowering plants around will help with pollination.

: Kunzea pomifera – muntries

: Kunzea pomifera – muntries

Pictures provided by Philip Clarke, from his new book Discovering Aboriginal Plant Use: Journeys of an Australian Anthropologist

Family:	Myrtaceae
Scientific Name:	Kunzea pomifera
Common Name:	Muntrie
Other Common Names:	Munthari, Emu Apple
Plant Type:	Small shrub, Ground cover
Height:	0.3 ~ 0.5 metres
Width:	2 ~ 5 metres
Flower Colour:	White
Flowering Time:	Spring
Ph Level:	Neutral
Soil Type:	Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Potting mix
Plant Environment:	Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Container growing, Flower garden, Cold climate, Coastal garden, Drought resistant
Climate Zone:	Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool, Semi-arid
Light:	Sunny, Light shade
Growth Habit:	Evergreen, Dense foliage, Spreading
Lifespan:	Perennial
Soil Moisture:	Well-drained
Plant Usage:	Groundcover, Feature plant, Border plant
Special Features:	Edible, Decorative fruit, Erosion control, Fast growing, Playground friendly
Attracts Wildlife:	Bees, Seed eating birds, Butterflies, Other insects

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WHERE TO GET YOUR PLANT

Once you have found the plant that looks right for you, the next step is where to buy it.
Most nurseries stock a good range of plants, but due to space and supplies, they may not always have the plant that you are searching for in stock. If they don’t, they may be able to order it in for you if you request it.
Specialist nurseries are also able to give great advice, and if they don’t have the plant you have planned on, they can often suggest alternatives that will also work well for you.
Below is a list of our favourite specialist nurseries. Click on the links for their details-

The Wildflower Place Erina – NSW

Newcastle Wildflower Nursery – NSW

IndigiGrow- Sydney- NSW

Harvest Seeds And Native Plant Nursery – Sydney – NSW

Native Grace Nursery – Robertson NSW

Wariapendi Nursery – Colo Vale NSW

Sydney Wildflower Nursery – NSW

Cool Country Natives – ACT

Geelong Native Plants – Victoria

Wimmera Native Nursery – Victoria

Forest Heart eco-Nursery – Maleny Queensland

Natives R Us – Traveston – Queensland