Propagation
Sow seed when ripe in trays outdoors and prick out and pot up when they are large enough to handle. Alternatively stratify fresh seeds for 2 to 3 months during winter then sow in spring.

Botanic information
Leaf: The small almost sessile leaves are ovate-oblong up to 10mm (⅜in) wide with an obtuse apex and an uneven cuneate base. The upper surface is glossy green and the underside is covered in grey white tomentose that extends along the branchlets.

Flower: The cyathiform flowers are unisexual, the sessile male flower appears solitary or in a cluster of 3-4 on a short branchlet. The sessile pubescent female flower appears solitary or in pairs and has a club-shaped stigma. They appear during early spring.

Fruit: There are normally three 3-angled nuts (beechnuts) that are inclosed in a scaly involucre with 2 to 4 lobes.