Propagation
Sow fresh seed during spring.

Take softwood cuttings taken during early summer and semi hardwood cuttings in summer. Take hardwood cuttings during winter and apply bottom heat.

Layer current season's growth during winter.

Note:
This vigorous long with plant needs to grow alongside a genetically distinct plant of the same species in order to produce viable seeds.

Botanic information
Leaf: The leaves are oval to elliptical with an abruptly acuminate apex and some serrations on the upper margins. The texture is thick, leathery and is glabrous above. The underside is greyish with tufts of hair in the vein axils. 

Flower: The tiny white tubulate flowers are arranged in a cone-shaped terminal panicle that is up to 100mm (4in) long and appears durig spring. 

Fruit: The ovoid drupe is red turning black as it matures and is persistent on the tree. The seed is dispersed by birds and gravity. The small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.