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Rhodosphpera Rhodamnia
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Posted by karnyah S.E QLD, AUST (My Page) on Fri, Nov 5, 04 at 3:41
| Could someone please tell me how big these trees grow, and what sort of canopy do they have, also what are they like?
karn |
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RE: Rhodosphpera Rhodamnia
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| Hi Karn - good to see you back. I can't find R. rhodamnia listed in anything - books or internet. Did find rhodosphaera rhodanthema (Deep Yellow Wood) "A bushy tree with lovely red and pink flowers and long lasting shiny brown fruit. A very hardy species with pleasant foliage." This one has a medium growth rate of approx .5m to 1m per year. Couldn't find an picture of it but Alstonville Tree Farm (www.treefarm.com.au) stock them and should be able to give you a more detailed description than that given on their site. They apparently make a good foundation tree for regenerating rain forest. Also a desirable timber for cabinet work so a small plantation might be a worthwhile long term investment. |
RE: Rhodosphpera Rhodanthema
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Hi Wombat, thank you for the information, yes that is the one you mentioned Deep Yellow Wood, seems the person wrote it wrong on the tag, not to worry, I was given one from Landcare about 2 feet high, and planted it down in my paddock about 40 feet from a stream, it seems to be doing very well, I have mulched it well, and it seems to have handled the heat tremendiously, actually better than the
Castanospernum Australe (Black Bean) that is doing ok, but got it's leaves burnt with the sun, I hope it recovers ok. Thank you for the web site for the Alstonville Tree Farm, good to know. karn |
RE: Rhodosphpera Rhodamnia
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Just have to watch the Rhodosphaera rhodanthema as if they get root binded when they are young which they are prone to, they get mop top heavy and fall over in the next wet and windy season.
Ive had at least 5 do this.
Kris |
RE: Rhodosphpera Rhodamnia
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what causes this kris, where I have this planted, it can get soggy for a few weeks when we get a lot of rain. So how can I stop it from getting root binded?
karn |
RE: Rhodosphpera Rhodamnia
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| I have to agree with Kris about being top heavy. I ended up pulling mine out as they were within about 20 metres of a building and didn't want them going through a wall during a storm. I also had several planted in the paddock and these split down the middle during a storm and none of the trees were over 3 metres tall when they fell over. Doug. |
RE: Rhodosphpera Rhodamnia
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| Perhaps that's what makes them a good foundation tree for rain forests - when they fall over, the soil is broken up around the root area making it easier for germination of other trees to take place, and the fallen tree provides leaf litter and protection for other species. :-) |
RE: Rhodosphpera Rhodamnia
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I think that they are typically dry rainforest species, which when grown in shallow germination trays or by nursery people who dont pay proper attention to root systems when potting them up (which is most), they get twisted roots and have a premature death.
Dry rainforest species sink their roots deep into the ground to survive the dry, this species doesnt do very well in seasonally waterlogged clay, such as my place!
They need to be planted in well drained soil. Wombat, you are right-I just left my specimens to rot into the ground- they did a good job at that! Heaps of mulch. Kris |
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