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Syncarpia glomulifera (turpentine) height
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Posted by joannetwo NSW Aust (My Page) on Fri, Oct 21, 05 at 9:52
| Hi - Can anyone tell me how high a Syncarpia glomulifera (turpentine) is likely to grow in Sydney? |
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RE: Syncarpia glomulifera (turpentine) height
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| Depends very much on the conditions, but unless your site is very exposed and soil poor or dry, you might expect 15 m (50 ft) in say 15-20 years. In a moist, sheltered gully on heavy soil it will grow to 20 m or more. In the wild it's not hard to find them well over 30 m in some suburban bushland areas. |
RE: Syncarpia glomulifera (turpentine) height
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- Posted by roysta Gosford NSW (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 25, 05 at 18:53
Hi Joanne
Tony has pretty well hit the mark.
I planted three in a pyramid formation about a metre apart in the middle of my small suburban block backyard. They're in a clay soil and were 1.5 metres tall in the pot.
19 months later they've all doubled their height.
If they're not at least 15m tall in 20 years I'd be shocked.
Again, as Tony said in the bush it's not uncommon to see them to 30m.
I love turpentines and my idea is to take off the lower branches as they grow and have the crowns growing into eachother as a shade block.
If you're growing one or more have fun. Roy |
RE: Syncarpia glomulifera (turpentine) height
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- Posted by pos02 NSW Aust (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 25, 05 at 22:11
| You'll be sweeping up flowers and nuts for most of the year, but that is a small price to pay for a beautiful tree, not to mention all the birds it will attract. The ones around my place would be at least 10-15m tall. Don't know if you would see 30m outside dense bushland. |
RE: Syncarpia glomulifera (turpentine) height
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I am interested in the problems that may be experienced from these trees. I have just bought a property with five or six fully mature Turpentines. Big buggers, full size, easily 30m high.
A friend in suburban Sydney has always complained bitterly about not being able to grow anything on one side of her garden due to the Turpentines on the neighbouring property. Is this a common problem? What is the issue exactly? Do they 'poison' the soil? Or take all the water/nutrients? Or have evil sap dropping? Or maybe there are certain species that grow perfectly well with Turpentines?
Can anyone offer any advice? thanks Papa |
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