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Sources for tubestock?

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Posted by pjac WA (My Page) on
Mon, Jan 16, 06 at 4:41

Having recently purchased a 14 acre property with only 1 tree (on the verge) in Baldivis Western Australia, I am looking for some good sources to buy bulk tube stock of anything that will be suitable to plant onto our property. I would like to buy in advance so that little plants ( with small price tages) will be so much cheaper to buy and I will look after them, repotting to larger containers when needed, for the next year or so until we can have our house built and then can start planting.

Thankyou for any help.

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do you have a local "greening australia" group? or council nursery? they may help at a reasonable cost

or even one of the Universities or horticultural colleges may help.

it takes time, but you can even collect your own local sed and grow your own tube stock??

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  • Posted by pos02 NSW Aust (My Page) on
    Mon, Jan 16, 06 at 18:58

Your local council should have a bushcare group, and they will help you plant out indigenous plants on your property. Worth a call to them at least.

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  • Posted by deejaus Melb.Vic. Aust (My Page) on
    Mon, Jan 16, 06 at 21:29

You are really better off to plant them in situ, rather than potting them up. They develop a much better root system that way and will be better plants for it.
Cheers,
Dee.

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Many wholesale nurseries will sell larger lots to the public. They just don't like selling smaller lots. No harm in asking anyway. Just check out the yellow pages.

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  • Posted by meggs WA Aust (My Page) on
    Tue, Jan 17, 06 at 7:24

Try Friends of King's Park, do a search on the net. They have sales of their plants, also try Curtin Uni. I bought tube stock natives for around 10-20c each. However it was a number of years back. But they will still be cheaper than nurseries. I agree with Dee, it is better to plant baby plants straight where they are to live.

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I bought some tube stock of native grasses via mail order last year and they were pretty good - I've attached the site link below. I was quite happy with their quality. Another option is to see if there is a local native plant society in your area - they often propogate and sell tube stock at a really good price. Plus they will specialise in plants that really suit your local conditions.

Here is a link that might be useful: Diversity plants

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There are a few places you can try - depends very much on quantity. I would suggest natives if you want something that will live ... try APACE nursery, which is a landcare nursery and not for profit (they are very friendly and one of their landscape designers can also provide services regarding landscaping, plant selection etc) - or Carramar Coastal nursery (closer to you).

Here is a site with contact details for native nurseries :

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~wildflowers/getting.htm

Muchea is north, but will definitely provide you with lots of native tubestock.

Hope this helps.

 
 

 

 


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