Family | Myrtaceae |
Description | Spreading medium tree |
Flowering time | summer |
Distribution & botanical details | click here |
Vegetation communities | The dominant tree of many woodland communities over large areas of inland NSW and Queensland. Also a component of brigalow and belah scrubs and other box species communities. |
Soil types | On gravelly to moderately heavy soils of medium fertility. |
Values/uses | |
-revegetation/habitat values | Important canopy tree in many areas. |
-amenity/ornamental values | An attractive tree with a shimmering, relatively lush-looking crown for such a drought tolerant species. |
-other values | Craft timber. |
Tolerances | |
-water deficit | high |
-compaction | average |
-waterlogging | average |
-shade | low |
-minimum temperature | -5 degrees |
Seed and germination details | |
-avge no. seeds per gram | 1700 |
-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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