Family Index

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Scientific Name

Trochocarpa disticha

Family Name

EPACRIDACEAE

Common Name

Lune Rive Trochocarpa

Status

Height

4.0m (400cm)

Flowers

Pink, tubular, crowded in cylindrical terminal spikes

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Tall shrub

Municipalities

Burnie; Huon Valley

Communities

Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Local in the extreme south of the state at Recherche Bay and near Lune River.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

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

Fruit a bluish-black drupe

Seed Treatment Method

Fermentation

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed. Bird-ingested seed or acid treatment 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

Difficult to grow from cuttings. 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.