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title: Blueberry Ash
date: 2024-02-14T16:11:00+11:00
author: Private Forests Tasmania
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section: Tree Species
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#  Blueberry Ash 

 

 

 

 

 

 ![Bleberry Ash Elaeocarpus Reticulatus](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/Tree-Species/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/86036/Bleberry-Ash-Elaeocarpus-Reticulatus.webp) 

## Scientific Name

Elaeocarpus Reticulatus

## Family Name

ELAEOCARPACEAE

## Common Name

Blueberry Ash

 

 

### General Information

 

  Status Rare   Height 20.0m (2000cm)   Flowers Usually white, sometimes pink, in loose racemes shorter than the leaves.   Fruit Berries or drupes   Form Shrub or tree, leaves shortly stalked, elliptical-oblong, glabrous, margins serrate.   Municipalities Flinders Island; King Island   Communities Coastal Vegetation; Rainforest   Habitat Notes Occurs on King and Flinders Islands. Found in many different habitats.   Site Tolerance Dry; Exposed; Moist; Windy   Soil Tolerance Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Sandy; Well-drained   General Notes Once established plants are quite hardy to dryness and will tolerate moderate coastal exposure. May begrown in a variety of positions from full shade to full sun. Not suitable below powerlines.   

 

### Propagation Details

Flowering MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSeed Collecting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSowing MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecCutting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 

 

 

### Seed Information

 

  Seed Collection Fruit a blue drupe, usually 1 seeded. collect by hand   Seed Treatment Method Fermentation   Seed Treatment Notes Difficult to grow from seed. Fermentation for 6-12 months may be effective.   Germination Time up to 2 years   Suitable For Direct Seeding No   

 

### Cuttings

 

  Propagation By Division No   Cutting Notes May be grown from cuttings which strike fairly easily.