PROTEACEAE

Native Plum

 

10.0m (1000cm) 

White, on short spikes amongst leaves. Petals thick, waxy : anthers with spring mechanism. 

Berries or drupes 

Spreading shrub or small tree. Leaves have a nauseating smell when crushed. 

Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast 

Heath; Rainforest; Wet Eucalypt Forest 

Tas. endemic. Local in rainforests of the central plateau and the south-west and west coasts. A small tree in rainforest on poor sites and understorey shrub in wet eucalypt forest. It also occurs in scrub and heath on poor soils in the wettest parts of the state, extending into the margin of the alpine zone. 

Moist; Shady 

Moderate 

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

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Not suitable below powerlines. 

Fruit, large purple spherical drupe. fruits are ripe when outer coverings are dry.outer coverings should be removed and nuts stored in a cool well ventilated place 

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Cultivation has proved very challenging. Plants are difficult to propagate and then grow very slowly. Requires well-composted soil in shade. 

 

 

 

 

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