Eucalyptus Obliqua – Messmate Stringybark seeds
Reforest AustraliaCape Schanck, Victoria, Australia
$7.00
Eucalyptus obliqua
Common name(s): Messmate Stringybark
Indigenous name(s): Wangnarra (Woi wurrung)
Warngar (Djab wurrung)
Height, Width: To 13-70m high
Plant Type: Canopy Tree
Flowering Period: December to March
A tall tree with a dense canopy, between 13-70m in height. Leaves can be glossy green to 10-13cm x 3-4cm. Flowers appear in clusters of 7-15 and are either white or cream in colour. The fruit is barrel shaped and around 0.6-1.2cm long by 0.5-1.1cm wide.
Derivation of Name:
Eucalyptus; from the Greek roots eu and calyptos, meaning ‘well’ and ‘covered’, in reference to the flower bud. Obliqua; derived from the Latin obliquus meaning ‘oblique’ and describing a leaf base where the two sides of the leaf blade are of unequal length.
Uses:
The outer bark was powdered and used as tinder for fire making while inner bark was used to make coarse string for bags and fishing nets.
Propagation and maintenance notes:
The plant is best grown in damp, well-drained, loamy soil and positioned in full sun to partial shade. It is salt intolerant.
SEEDS: Enough for you to successfully grow between 50-100 plants. Your seeds are of the same stock we use to grow our native plants in the nursery. The success of germination varies with open-pollinated, wild-collected seeds and after 3 years of consistently growing these species in the local area, I have selected the amount of seed you need to successfully grow between 50-100 plants yourself. These seeds are collected seasonally and with sincere cultural and ecological respect. Ordering a quantity according to this scale rather than ordering individual seeds is a better representation of sustainable seed harvesting and success for the grower.
Packet of 100-200 seeds.
Larger quantities are available.
PROPAGATION NOTES:
For great results refrigerate your seeds for 1-2 weeks before sowing. This emulates an over-wintering effect that helps with germination rates.
Sow seeds in a native-specific potting mix.
A good general rule to follow is to sow seeds at a depth relative to the size of the seed.
(Eucalyptus seeds require a light dusting of soil as their seeds are usually tiny. Warrigal Greens require a 50mm to 100mm depth.)
Keep moist, water daily until germination in 2-8 weeks at a minimum of 15° Celsius.
Reduce your watering amount once germination has occurred.
Sow at any time of the year.
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