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Re: Proteaceous plants in clay soils

robwally@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> 
> Thanks for your response. I neglected to mention that the bed is already
> slightly raised (15cm) and I'm thinking I'll mound the soil within it's
> current curb. The bed's about 2 meters deep by 5 meters long, surrounded
> on three sides by pavement; the fourth side is against a building.
> These plants, now all in one gallon cans, will get to be seven sizeable
> shrubs. Do you see any problem with planting them in a bed of this size?
> It's always a bit breezy here, but we rarely get any real wind.


Moving air is very important to proteaceae, which are very liable to
disease if things get stagnant. They can accept quite stiff breezes,
provided they are staked or surrounded by stones to prevent root
movement.

I think you will be pushing your luck if you hope to accomodate as many
as seven shrubs in your plot. Unfortunately I didn't keep your original
posting, so I don't remember what species you were proposing, but I
would have thought you probably have room for about four in that space.
Many of these plants are very wide-spreading at maturity.

Perhaps you could mail me the list of species again and I can them check
them for you properly with a couple of excellent books I have.

Moira

Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand/Aotearoa ("Land of the Long White Cloud")
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