Propagation
Stratify seeds for 2 to 3 months during winter and sow seeds in pots then place them in a cold frame.

Collect seeds before the fruit turns brown and sow into a prepared bed. Seeds may or may not require a cold period. Take hardwood cuttings during winter and the plant transplants easily when young.

Note:
Care should be taken when selecting a sight as the tree has vigorous roots that can lift concrete and block drains.

Botanic information
Leaf: The dark green leaves are ovate to oval or almost orbicular with an obtuse apex and a broad cuneate base. The buds and new growth is very sticky and the underside has 7-pairs of veins with tufts of hair in the axils. The margin is biserrate and the petiole is short.

Flower: The reddish male catkin is up to 100mm (4in) long and sheds pollen during late winter and the small globose purplish female strobile is up to 5mm (Ľin) long. They appear during late winter.

Fruit: The small ovoid winged nutlet is released from a persistent cone, during winter. The fruit is green, becoming woody when mature. The seeds are viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.