Propagation
Fresh or dried seeds should be soaked in boiling water for 10-20 seconds or exposed to heat by burning straw above them and then stratified for two months at 5ş C (41ş F). Sow seeds in flats and when germination occurs within 2-3 months prick out when large enough to handle and place in a cold frame.
Heeled semi-hardwood cuttings up to 80 mm (3? in) long can be taken during the growing period but may be slow to form roots (12 months).
Take care when transplanting seedlings or rooted cuttings as the plant dislikes root disturbance.

Botanic information
Leaf: The bright green to glaucous leathery textured leaves are elliptical to oblong or oblanceolate up to 25 mm (1 in) wide with a cuneate base and an obtuse apex that is mucronate. The reddish petiole is up to 12 mm (˝ in)long and the leaves appear towards the end of the branchlets.

Flower: The tiny white to pink urceolate flowers have 5-sepals and petals that are fused to form an urn-shape that spreads at the apex and normally contains 10-stamens. The pubescent pedestal is up to 10 mm (? in) long and the pendant flowers are arranged in a panicle with 3-5 ascending wide-spreading branches and appear from late winter to early spring.

Note
The ovary is superior and is surrounded at the base with a nectar disk and contains 2-10 chambers and the flowers are pollinated by insects.

Fruit: The sub-globose, glabrous berry-like drupe is red to reddish brown when it matures and contains free or united stones. The small seeds are viable but may be difficult to terminate and the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.