Propagation
Seeds require stratification before sowing in autumn or spring and placed in a cold frame. Germination takes up to two years.

Take soft tip cuttings of terminal or epicormic shoots during spring and semi hardwood cuttings during summer. Side shoots give poor results.

Botanic information
Leaf: The dark green linnear leaves are arranged oppositely in broad V-shaped whorls along the shoots and have a stiff leathery texture and cuspidate apex. The underside has two broad glaucous bands and the petiole is very short.

Flower: The male pollen sacks appear in a globular cluster in the leaf axils and the female flowers appear as scales on separate trees. The male flower buds are globose, on a short stalk and the female are conical and ovoid, on a thick stalk, and contain multiple ovules.

Fruit: The ovoid drupe-like fruit has an olive-green fleshy outer layer and is produced in abundance. It turns brown as it matures. The small seeds are viable but take up to 2-years to germinate, so the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.