Family Index

Scientific Name

Anodopetalum biglandulosum

Family Name

CUNONIACEAE

Common Name

Horizontal

Status

Height

15.0m (1500cm)

Flowers

Small, with 4 pale green pointed petals.

Fruit

Nuts

Form

Slender tree which bends, sends up vertical branches which in turn bend down.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Rainforest; Riparian; Sub-alpine

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. South and west in rainforest, mostly on poor soils, particularly favouring gullies and creeks. Also in sub-alpine areas near rocky outcrops on quartzite.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Shady; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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

Fruit about 6mm, fleshy and green with one seed

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Very easily grown from seed.

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 grown from cuttings. Plants in cultivation have not yet assumed horizontal habit.