[iris-talk] Re: EUCALYPTUS AND IRIS CULTURE

From: "wstone" <wstone@volcano.net>

G and L;
    The U. C. extension office has several pamphlets on Eucalyptus.
One thing I would be concerned with is the condition of the limbs and
if they can withstand a heavy wind. One example is the Eucalyptus
grove just north of Rio Vista on the east side of the Sacramento
River, it seems to make annual deposits on the road. I guess what I
am saying is a broken limb might mash one of my favorite iris. A few
years back didn't a lot of the older Eucalyptus in the Bodega area
decide to retire.    Bill
wstone@volcano.net
Stone's Iris Garden      3500 elev. Zone 7 California Sierras    55
miles SE of Sacramento, Ca.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon and Lorraine Nicholson <iris4u@pacbell.net>
To: johns new iris line <iris-talk@onelist.com>
Date: Monday, September 07, 1998 12:30 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] EUCALYPTUS AND IRIS CULTURE


>From: "Gordon and Lorraine Nicholson" <iris4u@pacbell.net>
>
>Here I go again (first time, wrong address). We are almost ready to
>finalize (sign on the dotted line)  purchasing acreage that is
bordered on
>the East side by majestic eucalyptus trees that look centuries old
and
>untouched at least on the side that we are purchasing by human hands
(the
>other side has been kept trimmed off the ground by cattle.  We need
to know
>if anyone can tell us how far away to start planting both because of
oils
>and danger of trees falling on both humans and plants and anything
else
>that might be helpful.  The trees are very tall and beautiful.  We
do not
>want to endanger them or ourselves, since they are home to many wild
birds.
> Here in the great valley that we live in (San Joaquin) eucalyptus
are
>found in grooves and on fence lines in several areas.  I believe
some were
>planted to provide fire wood at the beginning of this century.
These are
>not ornamental types.  The place is perfect for us and iris growing.
There
>is enough acreage to stay away from the trees, we would like to use
them to
>our advantage, both scenery and shade.  The soil is not sandy loam
which is
>what we have now, it is somewhat heavier, the place is watered with
an
>irrigation well and underground sprinklers, it has not been farmed
for
>about 15 years, so consider it virgin soil.  Please respond with
ideas,
>lorraine back in the valley after two inches of rain in two hours
plus
>thunder and lightning chased us out of the mighty Sierras.
>Lorraine & Gordon Nicholson
>Woodland Iris Garden, Modesto Ca.
>Region 14, Zone 9, >iris4u@pacbell.net<
>http://home.pacbell.net//iris4u/
>
>
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