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Agathis australis
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Propagation |
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Propagation methods |
Cuttings
Seed
Propagation is usually by seed. You can transplant, as long as you take a large root ball. |
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Cuttings are not easy. It is best to collect material from a young container grown tree, which you then behead. Use the terminal shoots which are rather spindly in appearance.
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Start Taking Cuttings |
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Cutting Types |
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Rooting Aids |
Rooting hormones.
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What to look for |
5-8 cm spherical cone
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Seed Information |
Nut
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Fruit Type |
Cone
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Start Collecting |
February
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End Collecting |
March
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Seed Cleaning |
Friction, Sieve
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Seed Comments |
The nuts are henna to brown, and smooth. If you can not sow immediately, cool moist stratify for as short a time as possible. Collect seeds from a kauri forest if possible, as the seedlings are much superior. In Dunedin, one grower used a tunnel house to raise the soil temperature to 15-20C. When the first two leaves grew, he moved them outside, where they survived a frost and snow. Once you get the seedlings germinated, they are very tough.
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Seed Germination Conditions |
15-25C
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Seed Stratification |
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Seed Storage |
No
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Sow Fresh |
Yes
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Dispersal Method |
wing(s).
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Updated 20/12/2007 10.53AM by PIPI4
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