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Scientific Name
Hedycarya angustifolia
Family Name
MONIMIACEAE
Common Name
Native Mulberry
Status
Rare
Height
7.0m (700cm)
Flowers
Small, insignificant green flowers, 0.5-0.6 cm across.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Small tree
Municipalities
King Island
Communities
Rainforest; Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Widely distributed and common, particularly in rainforests and cool shady gullies and near water.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Shady; Shady and wet
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Good background plant, or shelter plant for ferns. Good bird-attracting plant. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to grow from seed, but if attempting to do so, fresh seed should be used.
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
Propagate from cuttings of firm young wood, which should strike readily.
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