Brush box honey
Lophostemon confertus
Honey from Lophostemon confertus, a relative of the eucalypts, gathered in the coastal ranges of Queensland and northern New South Wales. Depending on the season it runs from extra white to medium amber.
- Origin
- Australia (coastal Queensland and northern New South Wales)
- Colour
- 34 mm · white
- Taste
- star anise and grapefruit, without eucalyptus sharpness
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Lophostemon confertus · brush box →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
The tree flowers every year but yields a surplus worth extracting only every two to four years.
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