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wind break
Hi wondering what srubs/trees make good windbreaks.I live in Rockhampton
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"katrina" wrote in message
... Hi wondering what srubs/trees make good windbreaks.I live in Rockhampton I suggest that you consult one of the books that list native trees/shrubs according to their needs. The things to consider a - general climate - rainfall - drainage - soil - frost hardiness. One such book is "Grow what Tree " by the Australian Plant Study Group, there are others, try the local library. The idea is to pick plants that are well suited to your area that are attractive and economical. Obviously species that will not need constant watering and attention are advanatgeous unless you have plenty of time and energy. Tube stock is the cheapest and best in the long run as they will tend to catch up to more advanced specimens and cost a small fraction of the price. Around here the best supplier is the State Forestry Department - I don't know if they do this in QLD To effectively break wind you need 4 or 5 rows at suitable distances apart for the species (or a diet of beans). Don't make the break too short or the wind will just go round the ends and make the centre rows taller trees and the outside rows shorter trees or shrubs. Another idea is to plant rows somewhat at random spacing. So instead of exactly (say) 4m apart try random distances between 3m and 5m apart. This will look more natural and if one or two fail (which they will) nobody will notice. I don't know much about Rockhampton so I cannot make specific recommendations. David |
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Big thick ones grown closely together of course.
"katrina" wrote in message ... Hi wondering what srubs/trees make good windbreaks.I live in Rockhampton |
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Bamboo is great.Fastest growing windbreak in the world apart from a
fence;-)Make sure you get clumping type.Hundreds of different varieties to choose from including native if you wish. http://www.bambooworld.com.au/pages/finally.htm "katrina" wrote in message ... Hi wondering what srubs/trees make good windbreaks.I live in Rockhampton |
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"Pete" . writes:
Bamboo is great.Fastest growing windbreak in the world apart from a fence;-)Make sure you get clumping type.Hundreds of different varieties to choose from including native if you wish. http://www.bambooworld.com.au/pages/finally.htm There's a native bamboo? IDKT. I guess sugar cane is of the bamboo family. In NQ it might be easy to get plenty of sugar cane shoots to get a large windbreak started. "katrina" wrote in message ... Hi wondering what srubs/trees make good windbreaks.I live in Rockhampton -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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