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title: Black Peppermint
date: 2024-02-14T11:34:00+11:00
author: Private Forests Tasmania
canonical_url: "https://pft.tas.gov.au/tree-species/black-peppermint"
section: Tree Species
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2. Black Peppermint
 

#  Black Peppermint 

 

 

 

 

 

 ![Black peppermint Eucalyptus amygdalina](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/Tree-Species/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/77144/Black-peppermint-Eucalyptus-amygdalina.webp) 

## Scientific Name

Eucalyptus Amygdalina

## Family Name

MYRTACEAE

## Common Name

Black Peppermint

 

 

### General Information

 

  Height 30.0m (3000cm)   Flowers "Umbels" with 5-12 flowers   Fruit Woody capsule   Form Small trees with mallee habit or tall trees   Municipalities Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar   Communities Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Grassy Vegetation; Heath   Habitat Notes Tas. endemic. Tolerates shallow and poor acid soils.   Site Tolerance Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy   Frost Tolerance Hardy   Soil Tolerance Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained   General Notes Timber is durable in the ground and is used for fence posts.Also makes good firewood., easily split. Not suitable below powerlines.   

 

### Propagation Details

Flowering MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSeed Collecting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSowing MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecCutting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 

 

 

### Seed Information

 

  Seed Collection To collect seed bring small branches to the ground and cut off capsules leaving twigs attached. place in paper bags,wool bales or on groundsheets. store until capsules open to release seed. separate seed by sieving   Seed Treatment Method Cold   Seed Storage Life Long > 10 yrs\*   Viable Seeds Per Gram 120   Seed Treatment Notes Stratification at 3-5oC for 4 weeks is recommended., but not essential. \*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