Alexandra palm

[andr0meda]

Hi,
Could someone please advise about Alexandra palms:
1) How close apart can they be planted? I would like to try 1.5 m apart or
closer if I can
2) How far way from the house do they have to be? My builder believes any
tree to endanger the house by its roots, but I was hoping 3 metres away from
the wall would be safe? I mean, are the roots invasive?
3) also, I intend to plant my Alexandras right next to the fence (limited
space) but the roots will only have one side of the fence; can't go under as
my yard is elevated by about 3/4 m against my neighbors.
Thanks in advace,
Andr0

[len gardener]

g'day andro,

you can plant them closer tohether if you want they then tend to grow
with that coconut palm look you know grow away from each other a bit
then curve up looks great.

i've never found alex' roots to be invasive, 3 meters will be fine you
could go for 2 even its just that if the frond touch the house the
palm will angle away a little, and alex fronds aren't heavy like the
royals.

can't see any problems occuring along the fence line.

len

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[andr0meda]

Many thanks Len,

Sounds like a perfect choice for me! I ordered two 2 mtr high plants; now I
am going to ask for another 2.
Hopefully they will provide some shade for my fry pan-like yard (full sun
for sure) and maybe chase 'keekukoo' grass away.

Regards,

Andr0:)

"len gardener" > wrote in message
...
> g'day andro,
>
> you can plant them closer tohether if you want they then tend to grow
> with that coconut palm look you know grow away from each other a bit
> then curve up looks great.
>
> i've never found alex' roots to be invasive, 3 meters will be fine you
> could go for 2 even its just that if the frond touch the house the
> palm will angle away a little, and alex fronds aren't heavy like the
> royals.
>
> can't see any problems occuring along the fence line.
>
> len
>
> snipped
> --
> happy gardening
> 'it works for me it could work for you,'
>
> "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the
environment
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/
>
> my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before
you send.