PITTOSPORACEAE

Apple-berry or Apple Dumplings

 

2.0m - 5.0m (200-500cm) 

Pendulous bell-shaped , green-yellow turning purplish with age.Tube with 5 petals. 

Berries or drupes 

Shrubby, slender climber 

 

Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath 

Common in the north in dry woodland.Becomes shrubby if grown in the open. Tolerates light to moderate frosts.Well-drained sites in full sun or partial shade. 

Dry; Exposed; Shady 

Moderate 

Clay; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained 

Birds, including honeyeaters and silvereyes feed on the flowers and/or fruit. Stelling says it flowers throughout the year, fruits at various stages of development and flowers are often on the plant at the same time. Not suitable below powerlines. 

Fruit a slender cylindrical berry, olive green becoming yellow when ripe.,sometimes red.the berry is pulpy and seeds red-brown when ripe 

Soaking 

 

 

Extract the seed by soaking in water, mashing it (possibly allowing some fermentation) and shaking to separate pulp and skin from seed. The seed should sink. Rinse and sow.Use fresh seed.Smoke treatment may improve germination. 

8-10 weeks or longer 

 

3-5 weeks* 

6-9 months 

 

Take cuttings from firm new growth during spring from bushland plants, or in autumn from garden plants. To ascertain whether the material is suitable for cuttings, bend the stem at right angles. If it springs back rather than either staying bent or breaking, it should be suitable. *On heat and mist.