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Scientific Name
Trochocarpa disticha
Family Name
EPACRIDACEAE
Common Name
Lune Rive Trochocarpa
Status
Height
4.0m (400cm)
Flowers
Pink, tubular, crowded in cylindrical terminal spikes
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Tall shrub
Municipalities
Burnie; Huon Valley
Communities
Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Local in the extreme south of the state at Recherche Bay and near Lune River.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
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Feb
Mar
Apr
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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 bluish-black drupe
Seed Treatment Method
Fermentation
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to grow from seed. Bird-ingested seed or acid treatment may improve results.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
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
Difficult to grow from cuttings. Particular care should be taken when handling the minute seedlings because they develop long, fine roots. A well-composted soil that is well-drained is essential and care should be taken not to let plants dry out. A damp shady spot is important.
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