Propagation
Stratify seeds for 4-months and sow during spring.
 
Take soft tip cuttings of non-flowering shoots during late spring and semi hardwood cuttings during late summer.

General pruning information
Little pruning is normally required apart from crown lifting or thinning. All branches should be cut back to the collar and avoid pruning deciduous species during spring as this encourages bleeding.

Botanic information
Leaf: The dark greeen leaves vary from ovate-elliptical to ovate-oblong and the undersides are softly pubescent. The leaf has as acuminate apex with a petiole up to 40mm (1½in) long and the margin may be undulating. 

Flower: The solitary cyathiform flowers have erect yellowish-green petals that are up to 75mm (3in) long and appearing with the foliage during spring. The flowers normally don't appear on younger trees. 

Fruit: The follicle is composed aggregated carpels. It is long and green (cucumber-like) when young, maturing to red or brown. The small hidden seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.