collecting NATIVES

[agrovl]

thank u very much ive never new there was an australian forum anyways give it a try ive done it plenty of times and only for one that died all the rest were quite perfect

[hugh grant]

Also then from your experience do you know if now is an alright time to it or wait untill later like autumn etc.
Thanks

Hugh

[agrovl]

yes autumn would be the best time late autumn tho but if in a rush try now and see how u go as im always in a rush lol

[hugh grant]

Ok thanks mate, your advice is much appreciated it's exactly what I've been wanting to know looks like I might do somediggingin thenext few months.
Thanks again

Hugh

[agrovl]

np mate how big is the tree and if u really want to dig it up now best u dig it up early in the morning or at night

[hugh grant]

hey
theres a few, some are very small, about 10cm and a few are about a metre. there all mostly wattle, eucalyptus and a few that i cant identify.

Hugh

[agrovl]

wattles dont even worry about as they dont last maybe 9 or 10 years then they die but the small ones dig now but try to kepp all the roots intacted

[hugh grant]

What about the eucalypts, will they tolerate being collected? There one that I really love it has a very old narly base with beautiful bark but the it stands at about 2.5 metres so I would have to give it a chop at about 50-70cm or so. But is a euc like this going to be ok aswell do you think.
Thanks very much again for all your help

hugh

[Chris Moon]

Hey Hugh, There is a ground cover version of the Acacia Howitii which is what most people use as bonsai, I have tried to work with the normal version and they are not great. (The ones I had ended up in my parents garden)I would encourage you to look for the ground cover type and then use a piece of bamboo and twist tie them up till they harden.
Chris

[Jacobsj1]

Hugh, don't know if this info helps, but yesterday evening i went to dig up a baby gum tree from a friends block ( i didn't particularly want to wait till spring, in case to grew too much taller). It was incredibly tough to dig up, even though it was only about a foot high. Dry,Rock hard soil around it, and the root runs straight down to find moisture...it was a little bugger to get out. so maybe if you can wait for spring (which is when your'e probably supposed to collect native plants)... or at least maybe wait for rain to soften the ground

[hugh grant]

thanks jacob for your help, its much appreciated

Hugh