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Posted by jan_cornelissen VIC Aust (My Page) on Fri, Feb 4, 05 at 2:28
hte only non-native plant that i allowed to live in my garden (an old almond tree) carcked it this week storms.
seeing it lived close to the house I want a new tree (native one) that is trustworhty (i.e.e not a gum tree that'll drop on my family or my house when it thinks it's appropriate).
Has anyone got any suggestiosn?
was thinking of a silky oak myself
cheers, Jan |
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Jan do you realise that the Grevillea robusta ( Silky Oak ) grows to a height of 30mts (100ft)
and it also has brittle branches. It would be too cold for it to grow in Melbourne
Do have a look at the link below you can pick your own tree Good Luck.....MM |
Here is a link that might be useful: Flora for Fauna
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yes thanks, they're doing well all over melbourne, especially in our front garden
thanks all the same Jan |
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| Jan if you have Silky Oaks in your front Garden, I do hope it is a very big garden and the tree is no where near the house as they drop branches all the time. Cheers MM. |
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| Hello Jan, There was previously some discussion on this website about the Silky Oaks - whether and where they dropped branches. They grow all over Toowoomba and on only one occasion, when there were very high winds in a storm, did I see one tree drop one small branch. Possibly it might be more of a problem in more humid tropical areas, if they grow fast they may be more brittle (my speculation only). On that basis, Melbourne trees should be safe. I suggest an Ivory Curl tree - Buckinghamia celcisima (or something like that)- also Proteaceae, has a grevillea-like long white scented flower, beautifully-shaped tree, does not grow as tall as a Silky Oak. Cheers,
Frank |
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Look up Elaeocarpus reticulatus, 'Blueberry Ash'especially the pink flowered form.
It just might do what you are looking for?
Rob |
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| blueberry ash sounds really good (not so sure about the pink flowered one, banned pink in my garden). Isn't it very messy tho' with the berries, we'll be having chairs etc underneath it. And, are the berries poisenous to humans? Thanks for any info Jan |
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| I am not sure if Elaeocarpus reticulatus (Blueberry Ash) will give you the shade you want within a suitable time frame. I would certainly avoid Grevillea robusta as it can get too big and it tends to take ages to flower in the Southern regions. How about some of the smaller Melaleucas or even the smaller growing Eucalyts such as E. leucoxylon ssp. megalocarpa which is a very pretty smaller growing gum with beautiful red flowers.
Melia azedarach (White Cedar)grows well in Victoria. I have seen it as a street tree in and around Fitzroy and Northcote. It is also pretty well deciduous in Melbourne. |
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