Muntries (Emu apple)

Kunzea pomifera

Low spreading South Australian native producing small green-purple berries with a sweet-spicy apple-cinnamon flavour. Forms an excellent edible groundcover.

Hardiness ratings

Muntries (Emu apple) hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 8–10 −12.2 °C to 4.4 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H4 −10 °C to −5 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 8–9 −7 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 4–6 0 °C to 15 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Native to coastal South Australia, Victoria, and southern New South Wales
  • High vitamin C and antioxidant content; tolerates poor sandy soils

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Reference

Muntries (Emu apple) on Wikipedia