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Oaks from acorns

Oaks from acorns

Growing oaks from seed using locally collected acorns.
This is a low cost approach to establishing a wood lot from seed. By mowing the thick grass and then scattering the hundreds of acorns and covering with grass mulch.
May 13, 2010
  oak  acorn  seedlings  timber 
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Italian Alder

Common name   Italian Alder
Botanical name   Alnus Cordata
Details   Fast, deep-rooted, nitrogen-fixing tree.  Moderate drought tolerance.  Trims well, excellent shelter for native under-story. Popular for horticultural shelterbelts and soil conservation on hill country. Roots penetrate deeply and so do not spread sideways into valuable crops.
Deciduous. Holds leaves from September to June.  Cold hardy after first season.
Space at 1.5-4m centres for shelter.
Family   Betulaceae
Date   July 06, 2010
Height (m)   25
Drought tolerance  
Nitrogen fixer  
Shade / Sun   Full sun
Wind tolerance   Moderate
Tags     Shelter  Ornamental  Fuel  Timber  Coppice  Erosion Control  Attractive  Ground Durable  Non-poisonous 
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Tasmanian Blackwood Seeds

Tasmanian Blackwood Seeds

Botanical name   Acacia melanoxylon
Details   A fast growing nitrogen fixing acacia with valuable ground durable timber. Excellent for firewood and loved by bees. Extensive root system makes it drought proof but can sucker profusely when damaged.
Tags     N fixer  timber 
Price   $3.90  20 seeds
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