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Scientific Name
Trochocarpa thymifolia
Family Name
EPACRIDACEAE
Common Name
Trochocarpa
Status
Height
6.0m (600cm)
Flowers
Small, white, sweet-scented 3-5 together in dense clusters.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Much-branched shrub.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; West Coast
Communities
Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Widespread and frequent in montane and subalpine habitats.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit, a bluish-purple spherical drupe c 8mm in diameter, clustered at the ends of branches. white fruits are found occasionally
Seed Treatment Method
Fermentation
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to grow from seed. Bird-ingested seed 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
Cuttings strike more easily than many members of the southern heath family. May be difficult to grow on at lower altitudes.
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