Silver Peppermint

Silver Peppermint

Silver Peppermint 2

Scientific Name

Eucalyptus Tenuiramis

Family Name

MYRTACEAE

Common Name

Silver Peppermint

General Information

Height 9.0m - 25.0m (900-2500cm)
Flowers Umbels with 7-23 flowers.
Fruit Woody capsule
Form Trees sometimes with pendulous branches.
Municipalities Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman
Communities Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland
Habitat Notes Tas. endemic. Occurs mostly on mudstone, uncommon on sandstone, dolerite and granite. Abundant in the south and south-east from sea level to c500m.
Site Tolerance Dry; Rocky; Windy
Soil Tolerance Loam; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes Some forms are very ornamental with a graceful open crown and haing thin branches pendulous to ground level almost like a weeping willow. The leaves are silvery. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Flowering Months
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sowing Months
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Cutting Months
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection Collect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed
Seed Treatment Method Standard
Seed Storage Life 10 years @ 4oC
Seed Treatment Notes 6-8 weeks to pricking out.
Germination Time 2- 4 weeks
Suitable For Direct Seeding Yes

Cuttings

Propagation By Division No