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Santalum obtusifolium
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Posted by calanthe Qld Brisbane (My Page) on Mon, Dec 4, 06 at 6:57
| Knowing this species is in the Santalaceae and is therefore at least a partial root parasite and presents it,s own difficulties in propagation, has anyone ever successfully grown it from seed? I would love to know of any prop details regarding this species. |
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RE: Santalum obtusifolium
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| I think the weeks of silence in response to your posting means the answer is no! I would look into what has been discovered about propagation of Quandong, S. acuminatum, as some of that could possibly be extrapolated to S. obtusifolium. |
RE: Santalum obtusifolium
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Hi Calanthe,
Did you have any success with your Santalum obtusifolium? I have just become aware of this plant, and brought home some seed from the Ravensbourne area near Toowoomba, as well as one small cutting to try. The fruit was such obviously good bush tucker that I would imagine there must be people around the place trying to grow it.
Steve Plant from Crows Nest Shire Council Nursery has got a few up - from only a few seeds, I think, He gave me no indication that it was difficult, so I have high hopes of success. I think I will plant them (if I get them up) in association with grass of Austrostips species, which I understand to be a good host for Santalum lanceolatum, somaybe it will help. Other local people think it is quite possible to grow the latter without any help from a host, so perhaps it will be quite happy on its own roots.
Trish |
RE: Santalum obtusifolium
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Apparently Myoporum parvifolium (creeping boobial) makes a good host plant. Commercial growers use this spp. I have a few S. acuminatum seeds in with these guys. I would imagine that Triodia spp of grasses would possibly also be the go.
Good luck
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RE: Santalum obtusifolium
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Hi again. Calanthe
Just wanted to tell you that one of my Santalum obtusifolium seeds is up. That seemed quite easy. No special treatment, though I was careful to sow it fresh and not let the seed dry out before planting, as this is what so many rainforest seeds need. It went straight into a plastic bag as soon as I picked it.
(Thanks for the Myoporum tip, Andy. I'll probably still go with Austrostipa as A verticillata is local on my patch therefore dead easy to grow. I wish I'd paid more attention to the associations in the place where I found the fruiting bush.)
How are yours going?
Trish |
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