Family Index

Scientific Name

Eucalyptus tenuiramis

Family Name

MYRTACEAE

Common Name

Silver Peppermint

Status

Height

9.0m - 25.0m (900-2500cm)

Flowers

Umbels with 7-23 flowers.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Trees sometimes with pendulous branches.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Occurs mostly on mudstone, uncommon on sandstone, dolerite and granite. Abundant in the south and south-east from sea level to c500m.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Some forms are very ornamental with a graceful open crown and haing thin branches pendulous to ground level almost like a weeping willow. The leaves are silvery. 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

Collect 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

Seed Treatment Notes

6-8 weeks to pricking out.

Germination Time

2- 4 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

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