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Rutaceae
Acronychia acidula
Acronychia acidula
Also known as Acronychia superba, Jambolifera acidula
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Lemon Aspen · Acronychia · Australian Native · Bush Tucker · Edible Fruit · Rainforest Tree · Rutaceae · Queensland · Subtropical · Native Food
Lemon aspen is a small Australian rainforest tree native to Queensland, prized for its highly aromatic tart yellow fruits used in native Australian cuisine and bush tucker. It thrives in humid subtropical conditions with filtered light or partial shade and moist, well-draining, humus-rich soil. Best suited to tropical and subtropical gardens in frost-free areas; container growing is possible in cooler climates with protection.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until water drains freely, then allow the top inch of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Queensland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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