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Splitting up and replanting Bird of Paradise...
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Posted by CamphorKiller Nthn NSW (My Page) on Tue, May 11, 04 at 7:32
| Have a mature Bird Of Paradise at our old house and wanting to split it up and re plant it here....am I trying the impossible or can it be done successfully? It looks like a tough thick well rooted bugger, so see how I go.
Thanks for any ideas, first post so HI everyone, hope to learn a lot and yep I'll be asking lots of questions :o) |
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RE: Splitting up and replanting Bird of Paradise...
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Love that name of yours!
Yes, you can split it. The bigger the rootball the better it will take in its new location. But, alas, hard work.
Don't overwater or it will rot. |
RE: Splitting up and replanting Bird of Paradise...
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| Hope you have very sandy soil , or else you will be in for a back breaking job ! I tried in a red soil area and gave up after a few hours , just to many roots and way to dry . |
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- Posted by Liatris FraserCoast,Qld (My Page) on
Wed, May 12, 04 at 15:51
RE: Splitting up and replanting Bird of Paradise...
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RE: Splitting up and replanting Bird of Paradise...
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| Yes indeed it can be done and all of the above comments. Will sulk for a while but provided you get enough root will survive. Take plenty of glucozade with you, people are not joking about the amount of effort it will take!! |
RE: Splitting up and replanting Bird of Paradise...
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| LOL thanks everyone! Hmmmmmm well yes it is in sandy soil (200m from the beach, very loose ground) but it has been there for eons....it's not totally necessary I move it, just wanted something sentimental from the old place out here, a broken back isn't sentimental enough for me though so let's see how I go. Thanks for the tips CamphorKiller ~ crowbar in hand on the way to shop for some dynamite ;o) |
RE: Splitting up and replanting Bird of Paradise...
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CamphorKiller- you dont just kill Camphors because they exist do you?
What are your reasons and intentions for killing them? Kris |
RE: Splitting up and replanting Bird of Paradise...
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| Kris The Camphor Laurel tree is declared an obnoxious weed around here, it suffocates the natives of nutrients, oxygen, light, space, poisons the waters (killing frogs and other native species) and is completely out of hand in this region of australia for these and other enironmental reasons. It is an introduced tree and has no environmental or habitat use (except for one species of pigeon, which can infact feed on other native berried trees), happy to link you to many environmental and government sites listing the damage this tree is doing, you have not come across this regarding camphor laurel trees in your interest of native environmental issues? So in a nutshell, I'm doing the best thing for native rejuvenation and no not killing them just because they exist lol! |
RE: Splitting up and replanting Bird of Paradise...
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It isnt a declared weed within the Tweed and Byron Shires, the last time I checked. It is in surrounding shires. (not sure about Lismore and Ballina shires)
I would be careful about the claims of Joe Friend and his plan to rid the North coast of the "dreaded weed"
You state that it has no environmental or habitat use. That statement cant be further from the truth, absolutely wrong statment in its entireity. The Tweed Council when doing its rare species survey found that oput of the 34 sites 32 were cooccuring within Camphor forests.
Pigeons are still flying around arent they! The Camphor has been a weed within the area since the 1920's. Pigeons normally eat rainforest fruits, when has rainforest been as abundant as now? They arent as bad as youmay think.
I have spent the last 14 years asking myself the same questions. Are they bad are they not? The government dont like the species because it hinders Agricultural progress. There arent many species that are Declared because they are an environmental problem- are there! Kris |
RE: Splitting up and replanting Bird of Paradise...
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| I hate the damn things! and remove them at every opportunity I have! Andrew. |
RE: Splitting up and replanting Bird of Paradise...
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| Kris One last word on the subject; They are an environmental hazard though - so you are saying you would prefer the trees to continue spreading and suffocate NATIVE species? Have you seen what they do, it's really sad. The land next to mine has been cleared of Camphor Laurels - exact same land - and the native plants have come back with a vengance they way they should be around here. Not here for a debate about Camphor Laurels lol! Thanks for your input anyway :o) |
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