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Posted by angelee WA Aust (My Page) on Sun, Apr 17, 05 at 3:07
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this website and need some advice on a large lillypilly we have in our back yard (which according to my research is a native so I hope I'm posting in the right area)
As the post title suggests, we have two 5 metre lillypillies in our backyard and one of them in the last 3 weeks has dropped about 1/4 of it's branches mysteriously. We have not had high winds or bad weather to speak of, the tree is fruiting heavily, but so is the other one and that hasn't lost any branches!
Both nights that the branches have come down it has rained, but not heavily, I wouldn't have thought heavily enough for a tree branch to snap under the weight of it anyway! Can anyone help me to explain why our beautiful lillypilly is acting so oddly? Is it a natural characteristic of these plants?
Thanks for your help
Ange
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RE: 5m Lillypilly dropping branches
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RE: 5m Lillypilly dropping branches
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| I guess the obvious question is whether the branches have broken off or dropped off. A number of native species (particularly eucalypts) have the ability to drop branches in times of stress (e.g. drought). The branches separate at the point where that join the trunk or main branches. I have never heard of Lillypillies doing this. If the branches have broken off, there could be a number of explanations; the branches could have been weakened by disease or borers, the tree could have been stressed by drought, or it is possible that that an animal (e.g. possum, cat etc.) is responsible. Is there anything special about the placement of this tree as opposed to the unaffected one ? It could be that this tree is the 'onramp for a possum highway'. Just a few thoughts. Ian |
RE: 5m Lillypilly dropping branches
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| It's not dropping fruit onto the neighbour's drive? Or blocking his/her view? |
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