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Caesalpinia ferrea and drought
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Posted by alican SE Qld (My Page) on Sat, Dec 2, 06 at 21:32
| We are experiencing drought in Brisbane at the moment. My leopard tree (Caesalpinia ferrea) has not produced the canopy it normally would have for this time of year. Many of the branches are bare and some have small new leaves but they don't seem to change size. I think this is uncharacteristic of this tree.
I have noticed other leopard trees around Brisbane looking the same and some looking normally healthy. Can anyone tell me if this bare looking treee is suffering lack of water? Is it even dying? WIll a good rain bring it back? I have looked around the net and found various ways of describing these trees that contradict. I have read 'drought tender' which worries me! |
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RE: Caesalpinia ferrea and drought
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| I suspect it is the drought, I live just west of Tweed Heads and planted a leopard tree last winter and it was the same as you describe until we got good rains from early December until now (we are not in drought here). Also mine, along with my crepe myrtle and hammer-leaf frangipanny (Plumeria podica), a tree of the tropics, also produced no new growth until this time. I also put it down to the cooler weather this year, or the late onset of the normal warmer conditions - I've heard reports this has been the coolest summer on record in this area at least until now. The others you see about that are healthier might have better underground access to moisture, eg. septic tank drainage, natural downhill underground runoff, etc. Not much help I'm afraid, good luck I hope it rains for you. |
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