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Scientific Name
Eucalyptus sieberi
Family Name
MYRTACEAE
Common Name
Tasmanian Ironbark
Status
Height
15.0m - 30.0m (1500-3000cm)
Flowers
Umbels with 5-15 flowers.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Tree
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland
Habitat Notes
Local in the north east from sea level to c.600m. Usually found on steep slopes with gravelly soils. Often forms pure stands w ith almost totally absent understoreys.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Rocky
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Produces valuable hardwood. May be quite ornamental, with dark hard deeply furrowed bark on trunk and branches, chalky white, young twigs reddish. Not suitable for suburban gardes due to mature size. Not 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
Collect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed. a reliable seeder, best months to collect sept.-feb
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
10 years at 4oC
Viable Seeds Per Gram
110
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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