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Scientific Name
Notelaea ligustrina
Family Name
OLEACEAE
Common Name
Native Olive
Status
Height
10.0m (1000cm)
Flowers
Tiny white or green 4-petalled flowers in much- branched clusters in axils. Times variable.*
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Tall shrub or sturdy tree.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Riparian
Habitat Notes
Widespread along river banks and on moist shady hillsides. Also found in rocky gullies.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Rocky; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Well-drained
General Notes
An adaptable, slow-growing plant. 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
Fruit a drupe olive-shaped, 1cm x 8mm, green at first, becoming yellow or pink and then dark purple, not often seen
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
*Flowers early spring, sometimes autumn and sometimes at other times, this could affect seed collection times.Remove flesh from the very large seed before sowing.
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
Also propagated from cuttings.
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