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Scientific Name

Eucalyptus sieberi

Family Name

MYRTACEAE

Common Name

Tasmanian Ironbark

Status

Height

15.0m - 30.0m (1500-3000cm)

Flowers

Umbels with 5-15 flowers.

Fruit

Woody capsule

Form

Tree

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard

Communities

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland

Habitat Notes

Local in the north east from sea level to c.600m. Usually found on steep slopes with gravelly soils. Often forms pure stands w ith almost totally absent understoreys.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Rocky

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

Produces valuable hardwood. May be quite ornamental, with dark hard deeply furrowed bark on trunk and branches, chalky white, young twigs reddish. Not suitable for suburban gardes due to mature size. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Mar

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

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Aug

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Oct

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Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

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Apr

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Jun

Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Collect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed. a reliable seeder, best months to collect sept.-feb

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

10 years at 4oC

Viable Seeds Per Gram

110

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.

Cutting Notes