Family | Myrtaceae |
Description | Medium spreading tree |
Flowering time | Autumn-Spring |
Distribution & botanical details | click here |
Vegetation communities | Dry schlerophyll Forests amd Grassy Woodlands |
Soil types | High fertility usually volcanic soils. |
Values/uses | |
-habitat values | Dominant or co-dominant canopy tree. The most important tree species in many woodland communities. |
-amenity/ornamental values | Attractive tree, the bluish crown can be very even and dense in well spaced trees. The flaky grey bark often has unusual white bands and blotches. Flowers abundant but partly hidden among foliage. |
-economic/functional values | Extremely important species for revegtation of woodland communities over large parts of NSW and Victoria especially. Timber is attractive and durable, suitable for posts, craftwood and firewood. Abundant nectar producer. |
Tolerances | |
-water deficit | average-high |
-compaction | average |
-waterlogging | average |
-shade | low |
-minimum temperature | -8 degrees |
Seed and germination details | |
-avge no. seeds per gram | 140 |
-viability period | long |
-dormancy | none |
-treatment | none |
-days from first to last germination at 25 degrees | 5-14 |
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