Family Index

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Scientific Name

Oxylobium arborescens

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Tall Oxylobium

Status

Height

2.0m - 7.0m (200-700cm)

Flowers

Bright orange-yellow pea flowers at the ends of short side branches.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

An erect shrub with branches slightly hairy. * (see General notes)

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

High rainfall

Habitat Notes

Usually found in scrubby situations in the westof the State in locationsof high rainfall.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Distinguished from O. ellipticum by its longer leaves and position of flowers. 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

Pods 7-8mm long, rounded, grey-brown with long silky hairs. can be harvested close to maturity and dried in a warm area.leaving seeds attached to branch may aid opening of the pod. crush pods which do not open

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Nicking the seed provides the best results but hot treatment is the most commonly used. Soak in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours. Dry seed before sowing. Use of capillary watering will reduce the likelihood of seeds rotting.

Germination Time

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