Eugenia biflora       0

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Biological type: tree
Frost resistance: 23ºF
Leaf color: bright green
Flower color: white
Reproduction mode: dioecious plant that bears only either female flowers or male flowers on the same plant
IUCN Red List of threatened species status: Least Concern

Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 26,2ft x 19,6ft
Sun exposure: shadow (Sun hours: <3h
Foliage: evergreen
Growth: fast
Flowering time from May until June

Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 40%Compost+20%Peet+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 5.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Trees; forestry plate, forestry pot 3L, container 6L, container 55L, container 110L, container 240L
Propagation is done by cuttings

IMMEDIATE SPRING Keep in refrigerator at 39°F in dry condition. Soak the seeds in warm water of 86°F for 24h (Change the water every 12 hours) until the seeds swell. Sow the seeds at 5mm depth in the Well Drained Seed Sowing Mix at >77°F. During germination keep the substrate moist and in daylight. The seeds germinate in 3-4 weeks. The viability of the seeds, kept under good conditions, is one year.
The average seed weight is 10,2 per gram (0,09792g).

Germination references
- Australian Rainforest Seeds: A Guide to Collecting, Processing and Propagation, Mark Dunphy, Steve McAlpin, Paul Nelson, Michelle Chapman, Hugh Nicholson. 2020. ISBN
- Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Baskin, Carol & Baskin, J.M. 2014 pag. 1-1586. DOI


Germination references for the genus
- The origin of new roots from cut seeds of Eugenia species, Delgado, Liliana and Teixeira, Simone and Carmello Guerreiro, Sandra and Barbedo, Claudio. Journal of Seed Science 2022 Vol. 44. DOI