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Variegated Box Tree
There goes that idea then. Can you recommend any other trees that might be
worth looking at? I'm thinking of putting a Harkness Bottlebrush in, but I think that would only be suitable for the birds as food rather than as a nesting tree. I suppose I could look at a red Flowering Gum, but I was wanting to avoid gums because of the amount of leaflitter dropped. "Shamless Self Promotion" wrote in message ... Wanda I have a varigated queensland box tree in my front courtyard (southern Perth suburbs). It is a curse - the leaves and bark it sheds are a nuisance, but the little nuts are domestically referred to as landmines, as they have the sharpest, nastiest point on the end which points skyward 99.998% of the time. If you are a good WA gardener and always wear shoes, and don't mind perpetual mess it will be lovely. Otherwise find a more user friendly tree! (my work environment sits on 29 acres in Nedlands and is removing zillions of these trees at great expense) If I thought I could stand the expense, mess and associated trauma of getting rid of my courtyard tree it would go too........but it does shade the azaleas and camellias that grow under it. Joanne "Wanda Too" wrote in message ... Now that the tree from hell is down, I'm looking into replacing it to attract birds back into my backyard. The old tree would have been used more for nesting, I would like any replacement(s) to be used for both if possible. I would also like the replacement to be under 5m & less likely to drop lots of leaves & branches. Currently I'm looking at a variegated Box Tree. Are they the same thing as, or related to, a Brush Box? Does anyone know the scientific name for the Variegated Box? Also, any other recommendations of trees or large bushes suitable for the Perth area would be nice. |
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