Propagation
Stratify seed during winter and sow in containers.
Use seedling understocks for grafting.

Larger plants are difficult to transplant due to their thick poorly branched roots that have few clusters of root hairs.

Culture
Pruning is not normally required, train to a single leader when young, and remove unwanted branches back to the collar.  This tree is not drought tolerant and requires reliable moisture in deep well drained soils.

Botanic information
Leaf: The leaves are elliptical-obovate up to 80 mm (3⅛ in) wide with acuminate apex with a glabrous leathery upper surface. The base is cuneate and the petiole is up to 25mm (1in) long. The margins are slightly serrated and the leaves turn bright scarlet-yellow to orange in autumn before falling. 

Flower: The male and female flowers appear on the separate trees (dioecious) during early spring with leaves in small clusters. The female cluster consists of a few flowers and some times both sexes are found on the same tree.

Fruit: The dark blue to black drupes is single or arranged in groups of 3 on pendulous stems. The ribbed stone is covered in acrid flesh (cherry-like) up to 7 mm wide and appear from the early to mid-autumn. Bird attractive.