Communities

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.

Cutting Notes

Also propagated from cuttings.