Propagation
Sow seed when ripe in a prepared bed or stratify seeds in a moist sandy soil, then place in a shaded position. Seedlings should be transplanted the following year.

Take soft tip cuttings of non-flowering shoots during summer.

General pruning information.
These trees require little pruning. Remove dead or damaged branches during summer and pruning during winter should be avoided as it can encourage silverleaf disease. Spring pruning may give rise to sap bleeding.


Botanic information
Leaf: The dark green leaves are broad-ovate with an abruptly acuminate apex and an irregular serrated margin. The upper surface is glabrous and the underside may be pubescent with black glandular dots along the veins. The leaves turn yellow in autumn before falling and are a feature of the tree.

Flower: The slender pendulous male flowers appear during autumn and open in early spring with the new leaves. The upright greenish female catkins are downy and are up to 30mm (1Ľin) long, with bright red styles in groups of 2 to 3.

Fruit: The pendulous catkin is up to 40mm (1˝in) long with lobed scales that are pubescent on the margins and has a long stalk. The tiny nut is narrower than the rounded wing.The seeds are viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.