Re: Metrosideros (was xenohortphobia?
Barry Garcia wrote:
>
> theryans@xtra.co.nz writes:
> > but most
> >gardeners live to regret both the size and their propensity for
> >_dropping_ (twigs, leaves buds and spent flowers) which never seeems to
> >stop year round.
>
> Perhaps a good place would be near a fence in a rather large backyard?
> Might be good for mine, since from the house to the fence is about 70
> feet, and it's an ugly chain link fence (and gets windy). Soil back there
> is basically sand.
Barry
I am pretty sure the Pohutukawa (as it is known at home) would manage
very nicely. Those which don't grow on the side of cliffs are often
often found on he sandy soils next to the beach.
one thing which has been found about it in recent times is that it is
pretty sensitive to a lot of treading on its root zone. Quite a few
trees at beach resorts in the north have become unthrifty or even died
because of this problem.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata (near Wellington, capital city of New Zealand)
