Dear Landcarers,
We had a useful & pleasant meeting yesterday (thankfully, Barfold Hall is heated and, being a relatively small space, soon quite comfortable). One of the items we discussed was that our group had ordered some tubestock and this had been propagated & had been collected. Members at the meeting took some of these, but not all. So we have some tubestock that should ‘go to a good home’. We have some _Grevillea rosmarinifolia_ (not many, they were popular) and _Myoporum petiolatum _(see the attached fotos). The grevillea grows to 2-3 m tall and makes a very successful informal hedge (altho it also takes pruning and shaping very well). The boobialla (_M. petiolatum_) grows well almost anywhere – sedimentary soils or volcanic. It also takes clipping very well and is somewhat fire resistant. Both these species are native to this district, altho the boobialla has become rare as it does not do well under a régime of repeated fires.
Any takers? If so, please contact me and we can arrange collection.
David Cheal
Communications Secretary
PO Box 21, Redesdale, 3444
We had a useful & pleasant meeting yesterday (thankfully, Barfold Hall is heated and, being a relatively small space, soon quite comfortable). One of the items we discussed was that our group had ordered some tubestock and this had been propagated & had been collected. Members at the meeting took some of these, but not all. So we have some tubestock that should ‘go to a good home’. We have some _Grevillea rosmarinifolia_ (not many, they were popular) and _Myoporum petiolatum _(see the attached fotos). The grevillea grows to 2-3 m tall and makes a very successful informal hedge (altho it also takes pruning and shaping very well). The boobialla (_M. petiolatum_) grows well almost anywhere – sedimentary soils or volcanic. It also takes clipping very well and is somewhat fire resistant. Both these species are native to this district, altho the boobialla has become rare as it does not do well under a régime of repeated fires.
Any takers? If so, please contact me and we can arrange collection.
David Cheal
Communications Secretary
PO Box 21, Redesdale, 3444