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Scientific Name
Eucalyptus tenuiramis
Family Name
MYRTACEAE
Common Name
Silver Peppermint
Status
Height
9.0m - 25.0m (900-2500cm)
Flowers
Umbels with 7-23 flowers.
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Trees sometimes with pendulous branches.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Occurs mostly on mudstone, uncommon on sandstone, dolerite and granite. Abundant in the south and south-east from sea level to c500m.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Some forms are very ornamental with a graceful open crown and haing thin branches pendulous to ground level almost like a weeping willow. The leaves are silvery. 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
Collect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
10 years @ 4oC
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
6-8 weeks to pricking out.
Germination Time
2- 4 weeks
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.
No
Cutting Notes
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