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pete wrote: I wont be planting any gums thats a definite, I need every bit of rain and although I know gums would suck up plenty of that saline water table I can't afford for em to steal me precious rainwater.... but there will definitely be trees both native and exotic fruiting. Do you have a local melaleuca species you can use for shade? Not so aggro with the roots as gums might be, tend to be very salt/wind tolerant, and you can use the brush for your shade house later on. Though I think some of them tend to prevent anything else from growing around them (is it called allopathic?). -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "In Melbourne there is plenty of vigour and eagerness, but there is nothing worth being eager or vigorous about." Francis Adams, The Australians, 1893. |
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Chookie wrote:
In article , pete wrote: I wont be planting any gums thats a definite, I need every bit of rain and although I know gums would suck up plenty of that saline water table I can't afford for em to steal me precious rainwater.... but there will definitely be trees both native and exotic fruiting. Do you have a local melaleuca species you can use for shade? Not so aggro with the roots as gums might be, tend to be very salt/wind tolerant, and you can use the brush for your shade house later on. Though I think some of them tend to prevent anything else from growing around them (is it called allopathic?). Hiya Chookie The Melaleuca idea might be a winner, we have one which seems pretty common it may be M.halmaturorum ??? they seem pretty slow growing I "think" I have one of these outside my front window and its very hardy, doesnt get much water and yet looks very healthy, so you may be right Thanks This one doesen't actually have the "Brush" type of foliage like some of the finer ones .. here is a link to a pic of one http://www.deltaenvironmental.com.au...ra/mhalmat.htm Pete |
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