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The hiccup nut is unique amongst our bushwillows in that it does not have the characteristic, papery, four-winged fruit which is familiar to many people. The fruit, instead, is a hard, round nut. The hiccup nut is a usually a shrub or small tree which scrambles into nearby vegetation. It grows up to between 2 and 4 m high, although if it has support from other trees it can reach up to 8 m. It spreads to between 4 and 5 m wide. The leaves are dark green in colour although very new leaves may have a purple tinge. Autumn colours are a reddish purple. The hiccup nut is a host plant for the Striped Policeman butterfly, Coeliades forestan. It has a very strikingly marked caterpillar, yellowish white with dark brown to black stripes and an orange head. The adult is predominately brown and white with a striped abdomen. The hiccup nut may be grown from seed. The hard outer shells need to be cracked and the seeds removed. The seeds should be soaked for 12 hours where they will absorb water, allowing germination to begin. You will see the seeds swell up. They can be sown lengthways on the seedling mix and covered lightly. Germination mostly takes place after 26 days, although some may start earlier. Seedlings can be transferred successfully to bags. In frosty areas allow the young plants to grow to a height of at least 0.5 m before planting out. Zone 10
