Scientific Name: Eucalyptus coccifera Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: snow peppermint

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Myrtaceae

Form Description: A stunted shrub or a tree. Leaves: Juvenile – round with a small point and blue glaucousness that cannot be removed. Adult – oblong to lanceolate, green to glaucous with crimson hooked tip. Bark: Smooth, white, streaked with tan/orange or grey.

Height (m): 3 – 15

Flowers: Umbels with 3, 5 or 9 flowers.

Fruit: Woody capsule – usually more than 7, but is 3s on kunanyi/ Mt Wellington; cup-shaped with a wide flat disc, often glaucous.

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral CoastCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKingboroughLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Forms pure stands on rocky dolerite soils on exposed sites and mixed woodland below 1100m.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Trees grown from seed collected from trees on dolerite talus may be quite drought tolerant. Makes a delightful specimen when open grown. Colourful smooth bark. Bee attracting.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Collect capsules and store in paper bags until valves open to release seed, usually within a few days. Separate seed by sieving.

Seed Treatment Method

Stratify

Seed Storage Life

More than 10 years dry stored in refrigerator at 3-5°C

Seed Treatment Notes

Suitable for direct seeding. Otherwise will germinate best after stratification at 3-5°C for 3-10 weeks. Seeds are prone to damping off.

Germination Time

2-4 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Impracticable