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- Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:17 pm
- Forum: All General Questions about NSF
- Topic: Silver Birch Trees
- Replies: 9
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Re: Silver Birch Trees
Shirley, Can I take cuttings of any ornamental tree e.g manchurian pear, crab apple etc? Do I need to dip the cutting into any compounds to help with root development? Does it take them long to get to the four feet stage? It seems like there is so much to do and so little time. I was even thinking t...
- Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:24 pm
- Forum: All General Questions about NSF
- Topic: Silver Birch Trees
- Replies: 9
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Re: Silver Birch Trees
Yes I agree with your ideas but this the far coner of 400 acres and up a really steep hill. I would like to plant something that I can just admire and let do their magic.!!! I can't see myself climbing up the hill to collect fruit and nuts etc. The appeal of the birch is that they are cheap around s...
- Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:24 pm
- Forum: All General Questions about NSF
- Topic: Silver Birch Trees
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18072
Silver Birch Trees
We have a steep hill that is shaped like a triangle. There are fencelines down each side. The area is approx 15 acres in size and a creek runs along the bottom. We were thinking of planting a row of silver birches along each fenceline. 1. beacuse they look great and 2 because we hoped that it would ...
- Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:09 pm
- Forum: All General Questions about NSF
- Topic: What type of trees around a dam?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11337
Thanks for the advice. Do the willows use much water and where is the best place to plant them? On top of the bank or surrounding the bank on the flat ground? Are there different varieties of willows? At this stage the water is very muddy. Somebody suggested either adding lime or throwing a bale of ...
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:19 pm
- Forum: All General Questions about NSF
- Topic: What type of trees around a dam?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11337
What type of trees around a dam?
Can anybody suggest the best type of trees to surround a dam? I am intersted in getting shade on the dam to help to reduce the evaporation over summer. Our property is in South Western Victoria so we have good rainfall and water amounts. I was also keen to investigate keeping fish in the dam. Has an...
- Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:53 pm
- Forum: All General Questions about NSF
- Topic: Bracken Fern Control - Should I/Shouldnt I - What do I do??
- Replies: 14
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- Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:05 am
- Forum: All General Questions about NSF
- Topic: What type of seed?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6562
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:42 am
- Forum: All General Questions about NSF
- Topic: What type of seed?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6562
What type of seed?
I have some bare patches of dirt in the paddock and was after advice on what type of seed I need to spread. The paddocks have beef grazing on them and I live in western vic. Is there any particular mix of seed or supplier that people can recommend?
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