PROTEACEAE

Needle Bush, Mountain Needlewood

 

2.0m - 6.0m (200-600cm) 

White/cream clustered in leaf axils on stalks 4-6mm long. 

Seed follicles 

Shrub or small tree with many stout branches. 

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast 

Wet Eucalypt Forest 

Widespread, especially on mountains to 1200m and to sea level in areas of high rainfall. 

Moist; Shady 

Hardy 

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained 

Provides protection for native birds and animals and nectar for birds.Resistant to wildlife browsing due to its unpalatability. Not suitable below powerlines. 

Brownish-purple hard woody capsule, warty with small beak. seeds winged, usually two per fruit.collect only the older fruit (usually grey-brown) as immature seed will not ripen off the plant 

Leaching 

 

300 

Dry fruit which will usually open in 2-3 weeks or place in a hot oven 80-100oC for 30 mins with the door partially open. Leaching, stratification or a combination of both improves results, or moist stratify seed for 4 months in fridge for good germination. 

6 months 

Yes