Propagation
Sow seed when ripe in trays out-doors in cool climates or place in a cool greenhouse then prick out and pot up when large enough to handle. Alternatively spring sown seeds require stratification for 2 to 3 months at 5° C.

Prick out and pot up for the first season then plant out in situ during spring after the frost period has passed.

Note
Care should be taken when selecting a sight allowing ample room for it to grow as it has vigorous roots that can lift concrete and block drains.


Botanic information
Leaf: The leaves are oblong ovate to lanceolate ovate with a petiole up to 12 mm (˝ in) long and an acute apex. The undulating margins are finely serrated and the upper surface has 15-18 prominent veins that form a corrugated texture. The new growth is bronze and matures to dark green then turning orange to red during autumn before falling.

Flower: The cyathiform flowers are unisexual; the sessile male flower appears solitary or in a cluster of 3-4 on a pedestal up to 10 mm (? in)long and contain numerous stamens. The sessile pubescent female flowers appear solitary or in pairs and have a club-shaped stigma.They both appear during mid-spring.

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