Municipalities

Scientific Name

Anopterus glandulosus

Family Name

ESCALLONIACEAE

Common Name

Native Laurel

Status

Height

2.0m - 4.0m (200-400cm) occassionally 10.0m

Flowers

Cup-shaped with 6 concave white or pink petals in terminal sprays

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Tall shrub, straggly ,with branches tending to layer when growing in shady positions.

Municipalities

Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Rainforest; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Tas. endemic. Frequent in wet sclerophyll and rainforests from sea level to c900m Also found on sandy soils near the south coast.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

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

General Notes

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi In cultivation this species forms a dense rounded shrub which is slow growing. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Oct

Nov

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

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Cutting Months

Jan

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Oct

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Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit, a capsule containing two winged elongated seeds

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Fine seed should be surface sown or given a light cover. *Fresh seed is needed. Good drainage is essential.

Germination Time

1-2 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

Also propagated from cuttings.