Family Index

Scientific Name

Trochocarpa cunninghamii

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Straggling Trochocarpa

Status

Height

Flowers

Crowded in terminal spikes. Bell-shaped pink or white with one tuft of hairs at the base.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

More or less prostrate plant , wiry and straggly ; may spread over a large area

Municipalities

Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Rainforest

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Common in rainforest in the west of the State, also in alpine woodland and sometimes rocky habitats at high altitudes.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Rocky; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

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

Fruit, a berry-like drupe, edible, purplish- blue/black, the stone separating into about 10 parts. fruits occur most of the year

Seed Treatment Method

Fermentation

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed. Bird ingested or seed treated with acid may improve results.

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

Usually grown from cuttings but needs patience. Particular care should be taken when handling the minute seedlings because they develop long, fine roots. A well-composted soil that is well-drained is essential and care should be taken not to let plants dry out. A damp shady spot is important. Very slow growing.