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Scientific Name
Hakea lissosperma
Family Name
PROTEACEAE
Common Name
Needle Bush, Mountain Needlewood
Status
Height
2.0m - 6.0m (200-600cm)
Flowers
White/cream clustered in leaf axils on stalks 4-6mm long.
Fruit
Seed follicles
Form
Shrub or small tree with many stout branches.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Widespread, especially on mountains to 1200m and to sea level in areas of high rainfall.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Provides protection for native birds and animals and nectar for birds.Resistant to wildlife browsing due to its unpalatability. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Sep
Oct
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
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Cutting Months
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Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Brownish-purple hard woody capsule, warty with small beak. seeds winged, usually two per fruit.collect only the older fruit (usually grey-brown) as immature seed will not ripen off the plant
Seed Treatment Method
Leaching
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
300
Seed Treatment Notes
Dry fruit which will usually open in 2-3 weeks or place in a hot oven 80-100oC for 30 mins with the door partially open. Leaching, stratification or a combination of both improves results, or moist stratify seed for 4 months in fridge for good germination.
Germination Time
6 months
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
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