Family | Myrtaceae |
Description | Small to medium tree with irregular branching pattern. Generally upright but very old trees spreading. |
Flowering time | summer |
Distribution & botanical details | click here |
Vegetation communities | A dominant species of many inland grassy woodland and sclerophyll communities. |
Soil types | Generally on lighter soils. |
Values/uses | |
-revegetation/habitat values | Important canopy species. |
-amenity/ornamental values | Quite an attractive species that is underutilised as an amenity plant. |
-other values | Honey production |
Tolerances | |
-water deficit | very high |
-compaction | average |
-waterlogging | average |
-shade | low |
-minimum temperature | -5 degrees |
Seed and germination details | |
-avge no. seeds per gram | 136 |
-viability period | long |
-dormancy | none |
-treatment | none required |
-days from first to last germination at 25 degrees | 5-14 |
-direct seeding | average |
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