| Common Name: | Hazel Pomaderris |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Size: | 3-15m x 2-5 |
| Description: | Erect shrub or small tree with rusty hairy new growth. |
| Leaves: | Large soft egg-shaped leaves with deep veins, dark green above, paler with rusty hairs below, 4-12cm x 2-6cm. Margins finely serrated. |
| Flowering: | Large terminal bunches of flowers, lacking petals, hairy on the outside. |
| Flower Colour: | Cream |
| Flowering Time: | October to December |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist, well drained humus rich and acidic soils in sheltered forests. Tolerates frost and snow. Partial to full shade. |
| Garden Use: | Tall screen or windbreak under established trees. Can be copsed. Bark takes on interesting markings as lichens establish. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 20, 30, 33, 34, 36, 46 |
| Conservation Status: | Widespread within the Shire |
| Aboriginal Use: | Wood - pegs for stretching skins |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Food plant for caterpillars |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | Marilyn Gray © |