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Scientific Name
Trochocarpa cunninghamii
Family Name
EPACRIDACEAE
Common Name
Straggling Trochocarpa
Status
Height
Flowers
Crowded in terminal spikes. Bell-shaped pink or white with one tuft of hairs at the base.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
More or less prostrate plant , wiry and straggly ; may spread over a large area
Municipalities
Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Montane Vegetation; Rainforest
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Common in rainforest in the west of the State, also in alpine woodland and sometimes rocky habitats at high altitudes.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Rocky; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Feb
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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
Fruit, a berry-like drupe, edible, purplish- blue/black, the stone separating into about 10 parts. fruits occur most of the year
Seed Treatment Method
Fermentation
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to grow from seed. Bird ingested or seed treated with acid may improve results.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
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
Usually grown from cuttings but needs patience. Particular care should be taken when handling the minute seedlings because they develop long, fine roots. A well-composted soil that is well-drained is essential and care should be taken not to let plants dry out. A damp shady spot is important. Very slow growing.
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