Re: Planting something more appropriate
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Planting something more appropriate
- From: "* E* D* <c*@fix.net>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 03:37:23 -0800
> the problems ... with
>>invading species.
>
>{There} is a clear 'steering away' from climate appropriate garden
>>design because those who stock these {book} shelves are not considering the
>>impact upon the public.
>{from Sean}
>
>
> What is particularly interesting about this subject to me is that
>the very impetus to use 'climate appropriate' landscapes might be
>eviscerating the native species of the area. Could it be that the clueless
>homeowner planting rhoddies in a dry Mediterranean Steppe climate in Walnut
>Creek, California is protecting the environment more than the more
>knowledgeable gardener? Rhoddies hold no risk of escaping into the hills
>to smother out oaks, elderberry, manzanita's as Acacia melanoxylon does.
> And, as to the issue of human dispersal of otherwise distant
>genetic material: the issue is biological diversity. The other fauna and
>flora that have evolved with the native species depend on those species for
>survival. A relatively rapid alteration of the wild landscape means the
>disappearance of thousands of other species, thus, probably, jeopardizing
>the survival of this Homo sapien species.
>Jerry Heverly, Oakland, CA
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Oooh!! You touched a nerve. Acacia melanoxylon!! I have one in
front of a fourplex I own here in San Luis Obispo. It is a full grown
mature tree. The limbs have me concerned because they are so big and long
and hang over things that could be damaged if they broke off.
What I would like to know from you experts, is this tree becoming
something I must worry about? What is the usual behavior of this tree when
it gets large? The city won't let me cut it down at this time but I'm going
to get a professional tree man to remove some of the weight from some of
the limbs. I would appreciate any constuctive advice anyone feels they can
give!! ---Chas---
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