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Scientific Name
Coprosma hirtella
Family Name
RUBIACEAE
Common Name
Coffee-berry
Status
Height
1.0m - 2.0m (100-200cm)
Flowers
Greenish flowers in small heads - male and female on separate plants.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Erect shrub.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland
Habitat Notes
Grows in open forest country often in small scattered colonies, on rocky hilsides and foothills of mountains
Site Tolerance
Rocky; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Fire retardant. The fruit are eaten by various birds and mammals. The foliage provides refuge for small birds. Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. 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
Fruit a round 2-seeded drupe. fruit turn from green to reddish-orange, occasionally chocolate brown, when ripe. harvest by hand and place into bags, or knock fruit onto groundsheets
Seed Treatment Method
Fermentation
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Place fruits into plastic bags and allow to ferment for several weeks. Remove the flesh from the fruit and sow seed soon after collection. Do not allow seed to dry out.
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.
No
Cutting Notes
Also grown from stem cuttings which strike easily.
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