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Scientific Name
Coprosma nitida
Family Name
RUBIACEAE
Common Name
Shining Coprosma, Mountain Currant Bush
Status
Height
1.0m - 2.5m (100-250cm)
Flowers
Solitary flowers with small petals . Male and female on different plants.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Much-branched shrub, often erect.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Montane Vegetation; High alt. euc. forests
Habitat Notes
Common throughout the state in montane vegetation on slopes of mountains.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Well-drained
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Grows on dolerite-derived clay. 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
Shiny drupe, pale orange-red when ripe. harvest by hand and place into bags, or knock fruit onto ground sheets
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 the 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
May be grown from cuttings.
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