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title: Smithton Peppermint
date: 2024-04-04T16:54:00+11:00
author: Private Forests Tasmania
canonical_url: "https://pft.tas.gov.au/tree-species/smithton-peppermint"
section: Tree Species
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2. Smithton Peppermint
 

#  Smithton Peppermint 

 

 

 

 

 

 ![Eucalyptus nitida](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/Tree-Species/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/125998/Eucalyptus-nitida.webp) 

## Scientific Name

Eucalyptus nitida

## Family Name

MYRTACEAE

## Common Name

Smithton Peppermint

 

 

### General Information

 

  Height 5.0m - 20.0m (500-2000cm)   Flowers "Umbels" with 7-23 flowers.   Fruit Woody capsule   Form From tall tree to a multi-stemmed shrub.   Municipalities Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Huon Valley; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar   Communities Coastal Vegetation; Heath; Sedgeland and Wetland; Wet Eucalypt Forest   Habitat Notes Tas. endemic. Locally abundant in the west of the State and on the islands of the Furneaux Group. Grows on poor siliceous soils from sea level to c400m. Frost tolerance depends on provenance.   Site Tolerance Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy   Frost Tolerance Hardy   Soil Tolerance Loam; Poor; Well-drained   General Notes Widespread tree or mallee in suth, wouth west and north west of State. Tolerates poor, acid wet soils and exposure. Not suitable below powerlines.   

 

### Propagation Details

Flowering Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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### Seed Information

 

  Seed Collection Collect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed. separate seed by sieving   Seed Treatment Method Cold   Seed Storage Life >10 years\*   Viable Seeds Per Gram 151   Seed Treatment Notes Stratification at 3-5oC for 3-10 weeks., otherwise standard. 6-8 weeks to pricking out. \* Dry stored in refrigerator at 3-5oC.   Germination Time 2-4 weeks   Suitable For Direct Seeding Yes   

 

### Cuttings

 

  Propagation By Division No