Saw Toothed Banksia
Scientific Name
Banksia serrata
Family Name
PROTEACEAE
Common Name
Saw Toothed Banksia
General Information
| Status | Rare |
| Height | 15.0m (1500cm) |
| Flowers | Flower spikes large up to 20cm long,10cm wide,flowers pale yellow to golden. |
| Fruit | Seed follicles clustered in woody cones |
| Form | Tall shrub in poor soils or gnarled branching tree. |
| Municipalities | Burnie; Dorset; Flinders Island; Waratah-Wynyard |
| Communities | Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland |
| Habitat Notes | Very local at Sisters Hill, Rocky Cape, where it forms woodlands and extends into the understorey of dry sclerophyll forest. |
| Site Tolerance | Dry; Exposed; Rocky |
| Frost Tolerance | Hardy |
| Soil Tolerance | Clay; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained |
| General Notes | Resistant to wildlife browsing due to its unpalatability. A prostrate form is available (grow from cuttings.) Bird attracting. Not suitable below powerlines. |
Propagation Details
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Seed Information
| Seed Collection | Ripe capsules hard and woody appearing as furry bulges on the sides of old cones. seeds large, winged |
| Seed Treatment Method | Standard |
| Seed Storage Life | Short |
| Viable Seeds Per Gram | 18 |
| Seed Treatment Notes | Seed is short-lived once extracted from the cone. When cut in half, viable seed is white and firm and non-viable seed brownish and brittle or pliable. |
| Germination Time | 3-4 weeks |
| Suitable For Direct Seeding | Yes |
Cuttings
| Expected Time To Take Root | 6-8 weeks |
| Cutting Notes | No need to use cuttings as seed is easy. |