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title: Alpine Ash
date: 2024-04-05T10:04:00+11:00
author: Private Forests Tasmania
canonical_url: "https://pft.tas.gov.au/tree-species/alpine-ash"
section: Tree Species
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#  Alpine Ash 

 

 

 

 

 

 ![Eucalyptus delegatensis](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/Tree-Species/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/125966/Eucalyptus-delegatensis.webp) 

## Scientific Name

Eucalyptus delegatensis

## Family Name

MYRTACEAE

## Common Name

Alpine Ash

 

 

### General Information

 

  Height 20.0m - 90.0m (2000-9000cm)   Flowers "Umbels" with 7-15+ flowers.   Fruit Woody capsule   Form Tree, often one or two of the branches stout and spreading then bent up-wards.   Communities Wet Eucalypt Forest   Habitat Notes A major dominant of tall eucalypt forest on the more fertile mountain and plateaux soils.   Site Tolerance Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy   Frost Tolerance Hardy   Soil Tolerance Fertile; Loam; Poor; Well-drained   General Notes An important source of timber, marketed as 'Tasmanian Oak'. Also good for firewood. An ornamental tree with contrasting smooth/stringy bark and grey pendulous leaves. The size of the tree renders it suitable only for large properties.Information on propagation also applies to Eucalyptus delegatensis subsp. tasmaniensis Not suitable below powerlines.   

 

### Propagation Details

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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### Seed Information

 

  Seed Collection Collect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed. separate seed by sieving   Seed Treatment Method Cold   Seed Storage Life > 10 years\*   Viable Seeds Per Gram 104   Seed Treatment Notes Stratification at 3-5oC for 6-10 weeks. Although not as successful as stratification, treatment of seed with gibberallic acid or a 15 per cent solution of potassium nitrate for 48 hours can overcome the need for cold storage. \*Dry stored in refrigerator at 3-5oC.   Germination Time 2-4 weeks   Suitable For Direct Seeding Yes   

 

### Cuttings

 

  Propagation By Division No   Cutting Notes Impracticable