Communities

Scientific Name

Acradenia frankliniae

Family Name

RUTACEAE

Common Name

Whitey Wood

Status

Height

3.0m -10.0m (300-1000cm)

Flowers

White, 1.5 cm in diameter in dense terminal clusters.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Tall shrub or small tree, branches sometimes drooping

Municipalities

Burnie; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Riparian

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic; local at Macquarie Harbour and on banks of rivers of the west coast.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Very slow growing. Suited to sheltered coastal planting in gardens and parks

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

Leaching

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to germinate from seed without treatment but responds to continuous leaching with water for about 2 weeks.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Propagation is generally easy from cuttings taken in summer using firm young material 10-15 cm long.