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Scientific Name
Astroloma pinifolium
Family Name
EPACRIDACEAE
Common Name
Pine Heath
Status
Height
0.2m - 0.6m (20-60cm)
Flowers
Long yellow tubular bells, 15-18mm long constricted at the throat.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Small, stiff shrub. Branches erect or ascending, with many needle-like leaves.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kingborough; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Also inland in n., e. and s
Habitat Notes
Coastal heaths. Inland in north, east and south.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
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 enclosed in hard, woody, spherical drupe covered with fleshy fruit
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to propagate due to a complex dormancy. All treatments unsuccessful. Store in dark for 3 months. Gently cracking seed case and sowing in soil collected from under parent plant may improve results. Seed collected from emu droppings is also said to germinate.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
4-6 weeks
Expected Time to Plant Out
9-12 months
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
Usually grown by cuttings with heat and mist.; firm young growth gives best results.
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