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Lillypilly; will it fruit in partial shade?
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Posted by drasaid zone 9 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 14, 05 at 14:52
On a whim I bought and planted some lillypilly seeds. They have shot up, and now I have the decision of what to do with them. On one site I read that the lillypilly will live in partial shade; I live in New Orleans (usa) and have a backyard that is mostly under a live oak.
Soooo-should I plant them there when they are of age? There is a dearth of fruiting shadeplants here, so I'd like to know. I've already got two mayhaws and a few Asimina Trilobas growing up there now. (very small though.)
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RE: Lillypilly; will it fruit in partial shade?
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- Posted by pos02 NSW Aust (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 14, 05 at 16:40
| Lilypillies are rainforest plants, and so should grow best in partial shade. You may need to ensure they get adequate water though. Id also be wary of planting them out too young if there were any chance of frost - not sure how they go with that. |
RE: Lillypilly; will it fruit in partial shade?
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| The only thing I would add is; once they are established, they should not need any extra watering in your climate. They are suprisingly hardy. |
RE: Lillypilly; will it fruit in partial shade?
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The previous owner of our high-set house planted lilly-pillies all along the south wall (thats the shaded side down in these parts). They flower and fruit quite cheerfully, but bear in mind that some are shrubs, but most are tall rainforest trees reaching 80-90 metres,so they might outgrow your oak.
Tony |
RE: Lillypilly; will it fruit in partial shade?
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Hi Tony, are you coming on April 3rd ?
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RE: Lillypilly; will it fruit in partial shade?
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I live in Toowoomba on 3 acres more or less in town --I recently planted a lot of Lillypillies along boundaries---I used the Select Form type for where we want them to grow to about 4 Metres high, and for a front hedge instead of a fence--an economic decision--we used Little Gem--a type which is supposed to grow to about 1.2 metres high.
We are having trouble with possums eating the tops of the plants at night, even breaking off the branches.
Does anyone have any suggestions to put them off doing this without wire surrounds??
We have been told that putting Blood and Bone around the plants will stop the possums--this has worked on new Geranium shoots for us in the past but doesn't seem to be as successful on the little Lillypillies--which are abour 1 foot high. |
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