Family Index

Scientific Name

Eucalyptus rodwayi

Family Name

MYRTACEAE

Common Name

Swamp Peppermint

Status

Height

20.0m (2000cm)

Flowers

Umbels with 4-8 flowers.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Tree with compact crown.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Wet Eucalypt Forest; Woodlands, open forests

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Forms forests and woodlands around the margins of swampy flats with a typical understorey of tussock grassland. Most abundant on the lower parts of the Central Plateau. Grows in grassy frost hollows in woodlands and open forests.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Very adaptable and useful free for harsh conditions. Tolerates heavy frost and waterlogged soils for some time. 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

Colect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

10 years @ 4oC

Viable Seeds Per Gram

642

Seed Treatment Notes

6-8 weeks to pricking out. May require germination temperature at approximately 15oC and no higher.

Germination Time

2-4 weeks

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