PROTEACEAE

Prickly Geebung

 

2.0m (200cm) 

 

Berries or drupes 

Erect to decumbent shrub. Young branches sparsely to densely hairy. 

Break O'Day; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; West Tamar 

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath 

Widespread in Tasmania growing on siliceous soils from sea level to 700m. 

Dry; Moist 

 

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained 

Persoonia juniperina is a widespread and morpphologically variable species. There seems to be doubt as to whether the separate varieties are truly separate. There is much intergrading and further studies are needed. (Flora of Australia). Suitable below powerlines. 

Fruit a drupe. seed extraction by fermentation in water for 1-2 weeks or treat with a weak solutionof sulphuric acid. wash and dry seed for storage 

Leaching 

 

 

Germination appears to be prevented by a combination of thick woody fruit, chemical inhibitors and embryo immaturity. Leach in running water for 21 days or scarify the fruit, sow in autumn, leave unwatered in summer months, allow to bake in sun.* 

 

 

 

 

 

Propagation has been successful from cuttings of very young growth, which can be very slow to form roots. * For propagation from seed, using 2-3 year old seed collected from under plants, splitting seed with knife, treatment with gibberallic acid or duplicating bushfire conditions may help.