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Tree for aviary?
Im looking for a plant to put in a finch aviary.
The tree will be potted and receive regular drip irrigation. Thin or small leaves would be best. I thought of a melaleuca leucodendra, that I would basically bonsai. Does anyone have any other suggestions?\ Thanks, Scott. |
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Tree for aviary?
Scott Davies wrote:
Im looking for a plant to put in a finch aviary. The tree will be potted and receive regular drip irrigation. Thin or small leaves would be best. I thought of a melaleuca leucodendra, that I would basically bonsai. Does anyone have any other suggestions?\ Thanks, Scott. A very small leafed tree that I am partial to is the Shishi-Gashira (sp?)- a Japanese maple with lovely tight leaf bunches would look terrific with delicate little finches. Very pretty but it's deciduous and I wouldn't know whether that's suitable for an aviary. At a house we used to rent there were some massive Silky Oaks and tiny little wild finches seemed to hang around them a lot. They also liked a big old Banksia that was there. Perhaps some of the native bird-attracting bushes like Bottle Brush types might be suitable. Just guessing tho'. Would they like some of the sweet nectar producing plants? But the Leucodentra you already thought of sounds great. Some of the experts from in here will know if they suit, for sure. |
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Tree for aviary?
On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:37:50 +1000, Linda H wrote:
A very small leafed tree that I am partial to is the Shishi-Gashira (sp?)- a Japanese maple with lovely tight leaf bunches would look Shishi gashira is a camellia sasanqua. Are you thinking of the red stemmed maple called 'Senkaki' (also called 'Sango Kaku')? |
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