Family Index

Scientific Name

Coprosma nitida

Family Name

RUBIACEAE

Common Name

Shining Coprosma, Mountain Currant Bush

Status

Height

1.0m - 2.5m (100-250cm)

Flowers

Solitary flowers with small petals . Male and female on different plants.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Much-branched shrub, often erect.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Montane Vegetation; High alt. euc. forests

Habitat Notes

Common throughout the state in montane vegetation on slopes of mountains.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Well-drained

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Grows on dolerite-derived clay. 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

Shiny drupe, pale orange-red when ripe. harvest by hand and place into bags, or knock fruit onto ground sheets

Seed Treatment Method

Fermentation

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Place fruits into plastic bags and allow to ferment for several weeks. Remove the flesh from the fruit and sow seed soon after collection. Do not allow the seed to dry out.

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

May be grown from cuttings.