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Pilly
Acmena smithii |
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| Family: MYRTACEAE | Distribution: Queensland to Victoria |
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Description: Small shrub in exposed and coastal areas, can grow to large tree in protected areas. Leaves opposite, green, glossy or dull, varying in shape from narrow-ovate to broad ovate, 3-11 cm long and 1-5 cm wide. Flowers white, fluffy, November to February. Fruit globose, 8-20 mm, white to purple occurring in Autumn. Usually grows in littoral rainforest, hind dunes and headlands. Variable species.
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Propagation: Propagate with freshly collected
seed from ripe fruit (winter). Remove skin and fruit from seed and plant immediately in clean seedling mix of 2/3 washed river sand and 1/3 peat moss or organic matter. Germination can take from 6-8 weeks. Plants can also be propagated from tip and semi-hardwood
cuttings taken in late summer / early autumn and strike readily.
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Regeneration use: Climax species, usually used in assisted rehabilitation projects, i.e. ecosystem has remnant value and is not fully degraded. Can be used as pioneer species.
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CPR Coastal Plant Regeneration |
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