Family Index

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Scientific Name

Phyllocladus aspleniifolius

Family Name

PODOCARPACEAE

Common Name

Celery Top Pine

Status

Height

20.0m (2000cm)

Flowers

Male: insignificant, female: a seed-bearing scale which becomes pink and fleshy.

Fruit

Form

Tree with lower branches whorled and spreading horizontally.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Rainforest; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Occurs as a dominant in rainforest, an understorey species in eucalypt forest and occasionally as a shrub in alpine vegetation. It is confined to areas of high rainfall and low fire frequency.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

A valuable commercial timber that does not shrink when dried. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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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

Seed ripens with the covering hard and greenish-black, becoming surrounded by a white fleshy aril

Seed Treatment Method

Cold

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

May benefit from 6-8 weeks cold-moist stratification prior to germination. Seedling very prone to "damping off" unless stringent precautions are taken. Fresh seed may give best results.

Germination Time

up to 12 months

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

Cuttings strike fairly readily. Use tip cuttings with or without "heels" and strike in a 2:1 mix of peat moss and sand. Late summer is best time to collect Should strike more successfully if stored in a plastic bag with sphagnum moss in the refrigerator at or about 3-4oC for 6-8 weeks prior to setting out. Bottom heat and mist is beneficial or a plastic bag over the pot. Plants grow slowly and require adequate moisture. Also grows from layers.