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Posted by hardy QLD Aust (My Page) on Thu, Feb 14, 08 at 17:19
Has any one else had problems with the Wollemi Pines purchased through Garden Express.
With all the rain we have had over the Christmas period my two decided to pass away. They had good drainage, but despite the fact sheet saying they like water, they obviously do not like a lot of water.
Garden Express just said that it has happened to a lot and that was the end of it!! |
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RE: Wollemi Pine
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| I don't know, I reackon they have a point, Hardy. The trees died through no maltreatment of theirs in their raising or shipping, so it's not really their falt I guess. If you bought a new car, parked it under a tree only to have half of it fall on your vehicle, and didn't have insurance, you can't ask the manufacturer for your money back really. Buying expensive plants is always a gamble. I purchased several Acer griseum ($$$) and planted them about three months ago for a client's garden outside of Melbourne. One small flash flood came through and the trees died about two months later. I lost money on that job :( |
RE: Wollemi Pine
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It will be interesting to see how the Wollemi pine goes, now that it's being planted outside its natural area. We may be going to find out why it was squeezed to the point of extinction. Perhaps it doesn't want to thrive anywhere except places that are just like home.
It has always seemed surprising to me that Norfolk Island Pines grow successfully in so many places considering their limited natural range - but I guess the rest of their range just sank under the sea! Bunya pines are remarkable, too, in that they are not known to have grown naturally on the heavy blacksoil plains within view of one of their original habitats, the Bunya Mountains - yet planted specimens grow very well there despite the poorly drained soil, the high pH, the frost and the miserable dry winter winds.
It would be interesting to hear of other members' experiences with Wollemi pines,especially now that Queensland's climate has "returned to normal", wouldn't it Hardy?
Cheers, Trish |
RE: Wollemi Pine
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Some time ago I posted a picture of a Wollemi pine in the St.kida botanical gardens on the Gallery.I watched it off and on but it never seemed to grow.I'll go down and report back sometime soon.
regards chas |
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look in gallery for pictures
chas |
RE: Wollemi Pine
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| Garden Express is based in Melbourne's outer south east. I suspect Queensland downpours may be beyond what a Melbournian considers giving a plant a good watering. |
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| My wollemi was subjected to over 300mm in January and has simply responded with a fantastic growth spurt and has never looked better. I don't think you can blame the rain or the supplier |
RE: Wollemi Pine
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- Posted by pos02 NSW Aust (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 23, 08 at 0:57
| I suspect that they require perfect drainage with assured moisture - not really that easy to provide. I am going to plant my next one on the side of a terraced hill which gets good midday and afternoon sun. If that doesn't work, I'll probably give up for now! How do they go in full sun? Do they need to be babied through the first few years? |
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I have a 2 feet WP planted in my garden in North Italy since 2006 and it's doing just fine.
We had a very rainy April this year and no problem with that.
It's slow though. Cheers. |
RE: Wollemi Pine
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| Hi, It's important to remember that we're all part of a big experiment with Wollemis. The natural population has very little genetic variation, which means that they're going to be vulnerable to many things outside their indigenous range. I've seen two plants in identical circumstances with identical treatment, and one's dropped dead while the other's thrived. There is still a great deal we just don't know yet. Patience and persistence are what we need here. Maybe try again? :) |
RE: Wollemi Pine
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My highly successful wollemia is growing in full sun, so that should not be a problem.
Tony |
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