tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171765088403710716.post4728336275813291261..comments2024-02-06T20:59:17.306-08:00Comments on Toowoomba Plants: Scrub WhitewoodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171765088403710716.post-40394269743235112782012-11-09T18:00:02.255-08:002012-11-09T18:00:02.255-08:00Hi Mick.
You do have some wonderful things on your...Hi Mick.<br />You do have some wonderful things on your place! <br />Yes, I think it would take several centuries for a tree of that size to grow. It would be good to have some way of dating those old trees, wouldn't it? I think we may often underestimate the age of dry rainforest species, just because they don't grow into huge trees.<br />TrishPatricia Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892273329190235852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171765088403710716.post-40160823478586900712012-11-06T02:34:16.491-08:002012-11-06T02:34:16.491-08:00Hello Trish
I am always looking for an excuse to ...Hello Trish<br /><br />I am always looking for an excuse to hug my atalaya. Your descripion of a 30cm trunk diameter gave me the perfect excuse to see how mine measured up. After a longing embrace with Kate's sewing tape followed by application of some early greek mathemeticians I estimate mine to be 40cm DBH.<br /><br />That should not undermine anyones views on an atalya's suitability for planting in a garden. Mine is a relic of the pre european landscape and it's size is not likley to be replicated outside a vine forest. It is still quite managable. At worst, trimming it will be a problem for some gardener several generations in the future.<br /><br />Seeds are prolific and germinate very easily. The trick is to collect them when ripe but before they are scattered by the breeze.<br /><br />Righto then<br />MickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com