Family Index

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Scientific Name

Eucalyptus archeri

Family Name

MYRTACEAE

Common Name

Alpine Cider Gum

Status

Rare

Height

3.0m - 6.0m (300-600cm) occasionally 9.0m

Flowers

3-flowered "umbels".

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Small tree, stunted and shrubby in exposed situations.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Dorset; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Occurs on well-drained rocky sites near the margins of dolerite plateaux, and is known only from the northeast of the Central Plateau and Ben Lomond.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Well-drained

General Notes

Very little known about the horticulture of this species, but it would be reasonable to expect its requirements to be similar to the closely related Cider Gum, Eucalyptus gunnii. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Collect fruit and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed

Seed Treatment Method

Cold

Seed Storage Life

> 10 years*

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Stratification at 3-5oC for 3-10 weeks. Requires light for germination. *Dry stored in refrigerator at 3-5oC.

Germination Time

10days-3weeks

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

Impracticable