Communities

Scientific Name

Trochocarpa thymifolia

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Trochocarpa

Status

Height

6.0m (600cm)

Flowers

Small, white, sweet-scented 3-5 together in dense clusters.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Much-branched shrub.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Widespread and frequent in montane and subalpine habitats.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit, a bluish-purple spherical drupe c 8mm in diameter, clustered at the ends of branches. white fruits are found occasionally

Seed Treatment Method

Fermentation

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed. Bird-ingested seed or seed treated with acid may improve results.

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

Cuttings strike more easily than many members of the southern heath family. May be difficult to grow on at lower altitudes.