Silver Oak Seeds

Product Description

 Eucalyptus Seeds Eucalyptus Coccifera

Scientific Name Eucalyptus seeds Eucalyptus coccifera

Shape Misc

Size  Minute

Color Red accent

Usage  Germination not for oil extraction

Age Freshless than a year good for germination

Origin  India

Packing 5 10202550 PP

Availability Throughout the year  months

Eucalyptus coccifera otherwise known as the Tasmanian snow gum is a flowering evergreen of the myrtle family Myrtaceae

E coccifera is a member of the peppermint group series Piperitae within subgenus Eucalyptus formerly Monocalyptus It is endemic to southern Tasmania where it generally occupies subalpine habitats above 800 metres in altitude Description

Eucalyptus coccifera grows as a tall branching shrub or small tree typically reaching up to 15 metres in height The bark is smooth and light grey to white with streaks of tan Adult leaves are alternate petiolate and lanceolate The leaves are usually glaucous yet still green and possess a characteristic crimson hook at the tip

The flower buds of E coccifera are usually very glaucous ribbed and possess a wrinkly operculum which is shed when the inflorescences emerge The buds generally occur in umbels of greater than 7 typical of subgenus Eucalyptus however the Mt Wellington population possess only 3 buds per umbelE coccifera fruit like all eucalypts occurs as woody capsulesThe capsules are cup shaped often glaucous and have a wide flattened disc

Adult leaves and capsules of E coccifera

The juvenile foliage contrasts with the adult form in many respects Juvenile leaves are opposite sessile lacking a petiole round bluegreen and permanently glaucous but they do possess a small crimson tip Juvenile branchlets have crimson stems with conspicuous projecting oil glands