Communities

Scientific Name

Aristotelia peduncularis

Family Name

ELAEOCARPACEAE

Common Name

Heart Berry

Status

Height

2.0m - 4.0m (200-400cm)

Flowers

White, bell-shaped with four 3-lobed petals which hang singly from axils.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Straggling shrub with slender branches.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Rainforest; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Common in moist shady forests and fern gullies often on mountains. Grows especially in the south.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Pruning may help overcome the straggly habit. The fruit, stems and leaves are relished by wildlife. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

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Cutting Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit - dark pink or red , sometimes white through to brown or black, heart-shaped berry 1-1.5cm in diameter

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

5-6 weeks

Expected Time to Plant Out

6-7 months

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

Cutting Notes

Easily grown from cuttings.