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Scientific Name
Eucalyptus risdonii
Family Name
MYRTACEAE
Common Name
Risdon Peppermint
Status
Rare
Height
3.0m -15.0m (300-1500cm)
Flowers
Umbels with 5-15 small stalked cream flowers. Flowers irregularly,commonly in axils of juv. leaves.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Small open widely-branched tree, or tall "untidy" shrub.
Municipalities
Brighton; Clarence
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Occurs on dry mudstone slopes, local at Risdon and Grass Tree Hill from sea level to 150m.
Site Tolerance
Dry
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
An ornamental small tree despite its usually informal or "untidy" appearance. Attractive silvery "juvenile" foliage is long persistent and is maintained by regular lopping as the tree matures. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Capsules are shining, smooth, pear shaped and flat across the top.collect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
10 years @ 4oC
Viable Seeds Per Gram
195
Seed Treatment Notes
6-8 weeks to pricking out.
Germination Time
2-4 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
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
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