Propagation
Surface sow fresh seed and prick out when large enough to handle and pot up.
Note:
Care should be taken when planting as it has a vigorous root system that can block drains or lift pathways and the tree tends to drop branches as it grows.
This plant is resistantto Phytophthora cinnamomi.
Botanic information
Leaf: The oppositely arranged juvenile leaves are ovate with a cordate base up to 140 mm (5½ in) long by 80 mm (3? in) wide. The dark green concolorous adult leaves are lanceolate to narrow-lanceolate.
Flower: The stalked buds have a hemispherical to apiculate or rostrate opercula. The honey scented flowers are creamy white and arranged in groups of 3 in an axillary or terminal corymbose panicle that appears from autumn to spring.
Fruit: The ovoid woody, brown capsule has a flared top (gold fish bowl shaped) with 3 to 4 deeply enclosed valves. The peduncle is up to 7mm (?in)long and the fruit contains numerous tiny seeds.