Re: Hymenosporum flavum (Native Frangipani)
Olwen Williams wrote:
> Well, I'm no expert, but I bought one recently, and it was called an
> Australian Frangipangi so I doubt it's native here. I'm wondering by
> the way if I've panted it in the wrong place. It could shade the house
> too much if it gets as big as I've read it can. Can I keep it smallish
> (say up to 4 m) or should I move it before it gets established there.
> I'm in Marlborough, so it's not rainforest climate.
Well, I have some of them growing, and I have observed (also elsewhere) that
if their main central shoot is damaged - mine have all been chomped by snails!
but you could prune it - they seem to stop growing upwards, so it seems fairly
easy to keep the height down. I suggest you cut off the growing point at
about 2 or 3 metres, when it should grow mostly out instead. One down the
road from me has stayed at about 3 metres for as long as I have known it.
Thanks for the confirmation, Olwen. I can't see that a tropical rainforest
tree would be likely to grow in the wild in N.Z., either.
Beverly
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