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Jun 28, 2016 7:12:22 GMT
Post by htmb on Jun 28, 2016 7:12:22 GMT
Such nice light!
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Jul 5, 2016 6:09:00 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 6:09:00 GMT
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Jul 27, 2016 15:02:12 GMT
Post by onlyMark on Jul 27, 2016 15:02:12 GMT
At the end of last year I was sent by a very kind and obliging member of the forum (Hi Tod!) a number of tree seeds. I have loved and nurtured them all but several fell at the first hurdle and didn't germinate. Probably my fault but I was successful with the three below. They are all of the Fever Tree (Acacia xanthophleoa) and as yet have survived the trauma of being grown in a small pot and then transplanted to very much larger pots where they will stay for the next year or so. When they reach about a metre high then they can be put in the ground properly. We do have a problem here with rabbits and that is one reason for the large pots and low earth level, with hope (or 'hopefully' (Hi Bixa!)) they won't be molested. Initially they were in our courtyard where the wascally wabbits couldn't get at them. But we have now had to move them outside to the rear of the house. I think the furry friends will leave them alone anyway because they seem to just for now be going for the young green plants we have set around as food for them in the height of summer is quite sparse. Here are Ayanda, Mbali and Zinhle -
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Jul 27, 2016 16:39:29 GMT
Post by tod2 on Jul 27, 2016 16:39:29 GMT
Oh my gosh Mark, they look positively wonderful! I am amazed that anything sprung forth from seedlings ( age unknown) but can only hope they continue to thrive! I have more seeds available from my last visit and am hoping Bixa would like some. Do let me know if you want more attempts?! Thanks so much for filling me in.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:58:54 GMT
Post by onlyMark on Jul 27, 2016 19:58:54 GMT
You're welcome.
As from the end of October we will be in Zambia I think I'll be able to see them in the wild better than trying to grow any more from seed.
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Jul 28, 2016 13:03:52 GMT
Post by tod2 on Jul 28, 2016 13:03:52 GMT
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Jul 28, 2016 15:45:09 GMT
Post by onlyMark on Jul 28, 2016 15:45:09 GMT
Figs but no tree leaves?
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Jul 29, 2016 16:59:51 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2016 16:59:51 GMT
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Jul 31, 2016 9:14:43 GMT
Post by tod2 on Jul 31, 2016 9:14:43 GMT
Mark, It does look like it doesn't it? But, look higher up and you might notice tiny new spring leaves appearing. I found that strange. Maybe these trees do shed their leaves in winter (even in the tropical weather such as found in Durban where the offices are).
I did a bit of research on The Wild Fig for someone who had a question.
I Googled 'Wild Fig' and found that there are over 800 species. The closest example to my photos were Ficus variegata var. Chlorocarpa. It seems that only monkeys and birds eat the figs but I found this interesting paragraph on how the fruit/flowers are fertilized. "Fig trees have a unique form of fertilization, each species relying on a single, highly specialized species of wasp that is itself totaly dependant upon that fig species in order to breed. The trees produce three types of flower; male, a long-styled female and a short-styled female flower, often called the gall flower. All three types of flower are contained within the structure we usually think of as the fruit. The female fig wasp enters a fig and lays its eggs on the short styled female flowers while pollinating the long styled female flowers. Wingless male fig wasps emerge first, inseminate the emerging females and then bore exit tunnels out of the fig for the winged females. Females emerge, collect pollen from the male flowers and fly off in search of figs whose female flowers are receptive. In order to support a population of its pollinator, individuals of a Ficus spp. must flower asynchronously. A population must exceed a critical minimum size to ensure that at any time of the year at least some plants have overlap of emission and reception of fig wasps. Without this temporal overlap the short-lived pollinator wasps will go locally extinct".
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Oct 10, 2016 6:10:19 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2016 6:10:19 GMT
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Oct 10, 2016 7:26:22 GMT
Post by amboseli on Oct 10, 2016 7:26:22 GMT
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Nov 16, 2016 21:02:02 GMT
Post by mossie on Nov 16, 2016 21:02:02 GMT
Here is a tree which has struggled for years to escape the wrath of God
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Nov 16, 2016 22:02:31 GMT
Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2016 22:02:31 GMT
It is clearly still cringing from more possible wrath.
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Dec 11, 2016 15:29:54 GMT
Post by mossie on Dec 11, 2016 15:29:54 GMT
Here is an obstinate little one that doesn't want to shed its leaves
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Dec 12, 2016 6:29:18 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Dec 12, 2016 6:29:18 GMT
So delicate but tough! Lovely photograph, Mossie.
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Dec 18, 2016 18:24:01 GMT
Post by amboseli on Dec 18, 2016 18:24:01 GMT
Cocotiers Baobabs
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Jan 9, 2017 13:45:48 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 13:45:48 GMT
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Aug 8, 2017 7:31:47 GMT
Post by mickthecactus on Aug 8, 2017 7:31:47 GMT
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Aug 10, 2017 5:25:46 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Aug 10, 2017 5:25:46 GMT
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Feb 19, 2018 5:13:45 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Feb 19, 2018 5:13:45 GMT
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Apr 5, 2018 11:45:12 GMT
Post by tod2 on Apr 5, 2018 11:45:12 GMT
I just love the roots spreading out from your tree Kerouac! Bixa - I think my little Mexican tree has had a third birthday by now - my how time flies. Here she is growing vigorously among the most rampant pumpkin tendrils, granadilla vines, Bougainvillea and heaven knows what else (except my gardener's POT) we are allowed to cultivate it for our own use now. The law has changed. If I stand next to her she is as tall as me - all 5'3"! imageshack.com/a/img922/7870/CzB0VQ.jpg
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Apr 7, 2018 19:31:17 GMT
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Post by whatagain on Apr 7, 2018 19:31:17 GMT
We left some eucalyptus untouched for several years. So I got an offer to trim them - 5 trees for 600 euros. I found that exaggerated. So I climbed my ladder and trimmed the trees at about 4 meters high. I cut about 8-10 meters of the trees... kept me busy for the day. To be honest the day started at 11 am ;-).
Now a cluster of 3 trees look good to me and I trimmed another one. One more to go. And have firewood for at least 2 seasons.
My back aches though. And I suffer from fear of height so climbing a ladder with a chainsaw is something I don't like.
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Apr 7, 2018 20:00:24 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Apr 7, 2018 20:00:24 GMT
If I stand next to her she is as tall as me - all 5'3" Gosh, Tod -- your garden is so lush! The tree looks very happy and sturdy there. I can't really remember what it is -- guanábana (Annona muricata) maybe?
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Apr 8, 2018 13:50:13 GMT
Post by tod2 on Apr 8, 2018 13:50:13 GMT
It was called or IS called Soursop - I still have seeds put away safely and want to plant them when I discover their hiding place during my spring clean! I remember reading somewhere that they are ready to bare fruit in the third years. Maybe next year then?
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Jun 24, 2018 19:06:03 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Jun 24, 2018 19:06:03 GMT
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Nov 6, 2018 11:47:16 GMT
Post by kerouac2 on Nov 6, 2018 11:47:16 GMT
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Nov 6, 2018 22:38:14 GMT
Post by amboseli on Nov 6, 2018 22:38:14 GMT
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Sept 3, 2020 13:27:48 GMT
Post by tod2 on Sept 3, 2020 13:27:48 GMT
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Sept 3, 2020 13:37:42 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 3, 2020 13:37:42 GMT
I can’t see it very well on my phone but looks like Erythrina.
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Sept 4, 2020 7:33:50 GMT
Post by tod2 on Sept 4, 2020 7:33:50 GMT
No Mick. That tree better known as The Sacred Coral tree - Erythrina lysistemon.
I went through my Tree book by Keith Coates Palgrave and although there are a few colour illustrations the book is very technical and I would have to study the leaf form along with other guidelines to find something which may describe this bright red flowering tree. Will keep digging.
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