Frequently Asked Questions
1. What trees are suitable for planting near drains?
2. What trees are best to plant near a house?
3. What plants are most suitable for a hedge?
4. What trees are best to use for windbreaks, and what is the
appropriate spacing for each variety.
5. What grows on the south side of the house or in the shade?
6. What plants have the best autumn colour?
7. Can we order special plants for you or get more of the plants
that you require?
8. How do you know if you have a salinity problem?
9. What trees are salt tolerant?
10. What funding is available to address the
salinity problem and how does the landowner get access to it?
11. How do I organize the delivery and
planting of my instant garden?
12. What trees
are suitable for a wood lot, and when can I expect to cut the wood?
Answers
1. What trees are suitable for planting near drains?
Unless it is an open
sewer, there are no trees that can enter plastic pipes.
Only very old, almost obsolete terracotta pipes are
penetrable. Around open sewerage ground covers
and rockery plants are ideal. Bottlebrushes are
most common and a great feature in a clump.
2. What trees are best to plant near a house?
Any low growing plants,
groundcovers and shrubs are ideal for they usually have less
invasive roots and will not affect footings. and paths.
Gum trees (except ficifolia), Elders and Willows are not recommended for feature trees too close to the house.
Plant a minimum of 10 metres away from the
house.
3. What plants are most suitable for a hedge?
For a
tall, boundary hedges the following plants are most
suitable:
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Cypresses-Castlewellan Gold, Leighton’s Green, Silver Dust
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| Photinia robusta |
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| Pittosporums (all varieties) |
(plant 3 metres apart) |
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For small hedges: |
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Lingustrum andulatim,
Lonicera nitida
Diosma (all varieties) |
(plant 3 metres apart) |
| Westringia(all varieties) |
(plant 1 metre apart) |
| English Box (all varieties)
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| Hebe
Buxifolia |
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4. What trees are best to use for windbreaks, and what is the
appropriate spacing for each variety.
| Tall trees:
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| all gums and
wattles |
(3x3 metres) |
| Cypresses (Lambertiana)
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( 5x5 metres) |
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| Medium trees: |
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| smaller gums and
wattles |
(3x3 metres apart) |
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| Cypresses (Castlewellan
Gold, Leighton’s Green, Silver Dust ) |
(5x5 metres apart) |
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Photinias,Pittosporums |
(3x3 metres apart) |
| Melaleucas |
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| Boobialas |
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| She-oaks |
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| Lucerne trees. |
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| Small bushes: |
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| Bottlebrushes
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(3x3 metres apart) |
| Grevilleas |
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| Tea -trees |
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| all small and bushy
shrubs |
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5. What grows on the south side of the house
or in the shade?
All plants need at
least a little light some time. But best plants
to use in this situation are Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Camellias,
Arnarum montana, Saxifragra and Daphne.
6. What plants have the best autumn colour?
Manchurian Pear
(red, orange, purple, yellow)
Liquidamber styraciflua (red, orange, purple, yellow)
Smoke- bush (red, orange)
Japanese Maples (red, orange, yellow)
Sugar Maples (red)
Silver Maples (yellow)
Red Canadian Maple (deep, dark red)
Scarlet Oak (scarlet)
Claret Ash, Golden Ash
Golden Elm
Tulip Trees (golden)
7. Can we order special plants for you or get more of the plants
that you require?
In a majority of cases ,YES.
8. How do you know if you have a salinity problem?
The presence of spiny rush
is the first sign of salt. The presence of a
pervasive red weed is also a sign.
9. What trees are salt tolerant?
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Acacia
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Eucalyptus |
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Ac. Howittii
(Sticky) |
Euc. Botriodes (Bangalay
Mahogany) |
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Ac. Iteaphylla
(Flinders Ranges) |
Euc.
Camaldulensis (Red Gum) |
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Ac. Longifolia
(Sydney Golden) |
Euc. Cladocalyx
Nana |
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Ac. Melanoxylon
(Blackwood) |
Euc. Forrestiana
(Fuchsia Gum) |
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Ac. Pycnantha
(Golden) |
Euc. Macrandra
(Long-Flowering Moort) |
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Ac. Retinodes (Wirilda)
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Euc. Maculata
(Spotted) |
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Euc. Microcarpa
(Grey Box) |
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Callistemon |
Euc. Occidentalis
(Swamp Yate) |
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Cal. Citrinus
(Crimson) |
Euc. Sargentii
(Salt River Gum) |
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Cal. Viminalis
(Weeping) |
Euc. Sideroxylon
(Iron Bark) |
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Casuarina
(Sheoak) |
Leptospernum |
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Cas.
Cunninghamiana (River) |
Lep. Lanigerum
(Woolly Tea Tree) |
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Cas. Glauca
(Swamp) |
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Cas. Stricta
(Weeping) |
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Melaleuca (Paper
Barks) |
Kunza Baxteri
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Mel. Armillaris
(Bracelet Honey Myrtle |
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Mel. Decussata
(Cross-Leaved) |
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Mel. Halmaturorum
(Kangaroo Island) |
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Mel. Squamea
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10. What funding is available to address the salinity
problem and how does the landowner get access to it.
In most cases if there is a
problem, the landowner will be approached and
offered funding via the local Landcare group. If
this has not occurred, the landowner should approach the Landcare
group him/herself. Details about local Landcare
groups can be obtained from your local shire offices.
11.
How do I organize the delivery and planting of my instant garden?
Our advanced trees are
easily transportable. A delivery service is
available should you require it. Cost depends on
your location.
12. What trees are
suitable for a wood lot, and when can I expect to cut the
wood?
| Eucalyptus
melliodora (Yellow Box) |
15 + years |
| Eucalyptus microcarpa (Grey Box)
|
15 + years |
| Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box)
|
15 + years |
| Eucalyptus camadulensis (Red Gum)
|
10-15 years |
| Eucalyptus
cladocalyx (Sugar Gum) |
First cut 10-15
years Second cut 10-15 years |
| Eucalyptus globulus
(Blue Gum) |
First cut 10
years Second cut 12-15 years |
| Acacia mearnsii (Black Wattle)
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5-10 years |
| Acacia melonoxylon (Blackwood)
|
15 + years |
| Casuarina cunninghamania (River
Sheoak) |
10 + years |
| Casuarina littoralis (Black
Sheoak) |
10 + years |
| Casuarina verticulata-syn stricta
(Dryland Drooping Sheoak) |
10 + years |
The
time it takes a tree to grow to harvestable size is a guide only,
depending on soil fertility, weather conditions and pest control.
If the soil is ripped, the weeds sprayed and the tree is
watered when needed for at least the first year, the goals are
easily achievable
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