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title: Cheesewood
date: 2024-02-14T09:14:00+11:00
author: Private Forests Tasmania
canonical_url: "https://pft.tas.gov.au/tree-species/cheesewood"
section: Tree Species
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2. Cheesewood
 

#  Cheesewood 

 

 

 

 

 

 ![Pitto bic](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/129137/Pitto_bic.webp) 

## 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

Flowering MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSeed Collecting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSowing MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecCutting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 

 

 

### 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.