Family Index

Scientific Name

Gaultheria hispida

Family Name

ERICACEAE

Common Name

Snow Berry

Status

Height

>2.0m (200cm)

Flowers

White urn-shaped clusters at the ends of the branches.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Erect and spreading shrub

Municipalities

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

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Rainforest; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic; Grows in a wide range of situations sea level in west to montane.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Shady; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Well-drained

General Notes

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

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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

White fruits, sometimes pinkish, comprise a swollen globe surrounding a dry capsule

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Fine seed is collected from the capsules within the white fruits. Leaving the calyx intact may enhance germination.Results are often erratic.

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