Municipalities

Image not available.

Scientific Name

Hedycarya angustifolia

Family Name

MONIMIACEAE

Common Name

Native Mulberry

Status

Rare

Height

7.0m (700cm)

Flowers

Small, insignificant green flowers, 0.5-0.6 cm across.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Small tree

Municipalities

King Island

Communities

Rainforest; Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Widely distributed and common, particularly in rainforests and cool shady gullies and near water.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady; Shady and wet

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained

General Notes

Good background plant, or shelter plant for ferns. Good bird-attracting plant. 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

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

short

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed, but if attempting to do so, fresh seed should be used.

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

Propagate from cuttings of firm young wood, which should strike readily.