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 as the tree has vigorous roots that can lift concrete and block drains.


Botanic information
Leaf: The leathery textured oblong to oblanceolate leaves are up to 30 mm (1? in) wide with an obtuse apex and a petiole to 5mm (Ľ in) long that is attached to reddish branchlets. The unequal undulating margins are sharply double serrated and the upper surface has 8-10 pairs of impresses veins. The glaucous underside is pale green and during autumn the leaves turned yellowish-orange or red before falling, and are a feature of the tree.

Flower: The cyathiform flowers are unisexual. The solitary pendant male flowers have 5-7 lobes with 30-40 stamens and appears in the leaf axils on a long pedicle. The sessile pubescent female flowers appear in groups of 3 and has a club-shaped stigma.They both appear from late spring to early summer.

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