Cheesewood
Scientific Name
Pittosporum Bicolor
Family Name
PITTOSPORACEAE
Common Name
Cheesewood
General Information
| Height | 14.0m (1400cm) |
| Flowers | Yellow or red flowers flushed with deep crimson or purple hanging on stalks. |
| Fruit | Seed follicles |
| Form | Small tree or stunted shrub |
| Municipalities | Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar |
| Communities | Montane Vegetation; Wet Eucalypt Forest |
| Habitat Notes | Widespread in wet forests and gullies, sea level to 1500m. |
| Site Tolerance | Moist; Rocky; Shady |
| Frost Tolerance | Moderate |
| Soil Tolerance | Clay; Fertile; Loam; Well-drained |
| General Notes | Not suitable below powerlines. |
Propagation Details
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Seed Information
| Seed Collection | Capsule rounded and compressed, at first yellowish-green then woody, 8-10mm broad, the valves woody , opening flat into 2 valves leaving the seeds in a red pulp in the centre. 8-20 seeds per capsule |
| Seed Treatment Method | Washing |
| Seed Treatment Notes | To separate the seed mix with dry sand. Bird-ingested seed or seed treated with pancreatin results in more rapid germination. Contains an inhibitor in the sticky seed coating & should be washed in detergent and water, then rubbed down with coarse sand for several minutes before sowing. May be prone to damping off. |
| Germination Time | 2-3 months |
| Suitable For Direct Seeding | Yes |
Cuttings
| Expected Time To Take Root | 4-6 weeks |
| Expected Time To Plant Out | 8-12 weeks |
| Propagation By Division | No |
| Cutting Notes | May be propagated from cuttings. |