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title: Swamp Peppermint
date: 2024-02-14T14:15:00+11:00
author: Private Forests Tasmania
canonical_url: "https://pft.tas.gov.au/tree-species/swamp-peppermint"
section: Tree Species
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2. Swamp Peppermint
 

#  Swamp Peppermint 

 

 

 

 

 

 ![Eucalyptus rubida 1](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/Tree-Species/_800x800_crop_center-center_none/105696/eucalyptus-rubida-1.webp) 

## Scientific Name

Eucalyptus Rodwayi

## Family Name

MYRTACEAE

## Common Name

Swamp Peppermint

 

 

### General Information

 

  Height 20.0m (2000cm)   Flowers Umbels with 4-8 flowers.   Fruit Woody capsule   Form Tree with compact crown.   Municipalities Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar   Communities Wet Eucalypt Forest; Woodlands, open forests   Habitat Notes Tas. endemic. Forms forests and woodlands around the margins of swampy flats with a typical understorey of tussock grassland. Most abundant on the lower parts of the Central Plateau. Grows in grassy frost hollows in woodlands and open forests.   Site Tolerance Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Waterlogged   Frost Tolerance Hardy   Soil Tolerance Fertile; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained   General Notes Very adaptable and useful free for harsh conditions. Tolerates heavy frost and waterlogged soils for some time. Not suitable below powerlines.   

 

### Propagation Details

Flowering MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSeed Collecting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSowing MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecCutting MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 

 

 

### Seed Information

 

  Seed Collection Colect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed   Seed Treatment Method Standard   Seed Storage Life 10 years @ 4oC   Viable Seeds Per Gram 642   Seed Treatment Notes 6-8 weeks to pricking out. May require germination temperature at approximately 15oC and no higher.   Germination Time 2-4 weeks   

 

### Cuttings

 

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