Family | Myrtaceae |
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Description | Medium tree, variable in form from quite straight to low and spreading. |
Flowering Time | Late-summer-autumn |
Distribution & Botanical Details | Click Here |
Florabank Profile | |
Vegetation Communities | Grassy woodland and dry sclerophyll forest |
Soil Types | Well drained acidic soils, commonly sandstones and granites. |
Values / Uses | |
Revegetation / Habitat Values | Dominant or co-dominant canopy tree. Flowering is prolific in some years, attracting large numbers of nectar feeding birds. |
Amenity / Ornamental Values | Flowers are quite showy and sweetly scented. The bark is very attractive and old specimens have great character |
Other Values | The timber is heavy and durable, commonly used for fence posts. Used for mine-site rehabilitation in central Queensland |
Tolerances | |
Water Deficit | extremely high |
Compaction | low |
Waterlogging | low |
Shade | low |
Minimum Temperature | -5 degrees |
Average no. Seeds per Gram | 130 |
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Viability Period | long |
Dormancy | none |
Treatment | none |
Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees | 5-14 |
Direct Seeding |