Propagation
Sow fresh seed during autumn in pots and place in a cold frame to germinate.
Take semi-hardwood tip cuttings during summer apply bottom heat.

Botanic information
Leaf: The glossy dark green oblong-elliptical to oblong-obovate leaves are up to 50mm (2in) wide and have an abrupt acute apex. The reddish petiole is up to 35mm (1⅜ in) long and the underside of the leaf is yellowish-green. The small reddish glaborous buds have imbricate scales and the young foliage is slightly aromatic when crushed.  

Flower: The male and female flower buds are glossy red and open to creamy white stellate flowers that have 4-minute sepals and 4-narrow oblong petals and have stamens up to 4mm (⅛ in) long. They appear in an upright terminal cyme that is 76mm (3in) long by 50mm (2in) wide with reddish pedicles and peduncle during early spring.
Note:
The male flowers are larger and more fragrant than the female and are the commonly cultivated plant.

Fruit: The globose red drupe is produced only on the female plants and appears in a terminal panicle during autumn and persists on the plant until spring. The small seeds are viable but the plant can be reproduced vegetatively.