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Scientific Name
Pittosporum bicolor
Family Name
PITTOSPORACEAE
Common Name
Cheesewood, Tallow-wood
Status
Height
14.0m (1400cm)
Flowers
Yellow or red flowers flushed with deep crimson or purple hanging on stalks.
Fruit
Seed follicles
Form
Small tree or stunted shrub
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
Montane Vegetation; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Widespread in wet forests and gullies, sea level to 1500m.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Rocky; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Well-drained
General Notes
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
Capsule rounded and compressed, at first yellowish-green then woody, 8-10mm broad, the valves woody , opening flat into 2 valves leaving the seeds in a red pulp in the centre. 8-20 seeds per capsule
Seed Treatment Method
Washing
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
To separate the seed mix with dry sand. Bird-ingested seed or seed treated with pancreatin results in more rapid germination. Contains an inhibitor in the sticky seed coating & should be washed in detergent and water, then rubbed down with coarse sand for several minutes before sowing. May be prone to damping off.
Germination Time
2-3 months
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Yes
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
4-6 weeks
Expected Time to Plant Out
8-12 weeks
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
May be propagated from cuttings.
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