apothecary Posted December 6, 2007 Interested in the idea of planting out lots of tubestock for this event: http://www.regen.org.au/index.php?page=r-e...esents-goal-gil Any idea of possible problems with planting out maidenii/obtus/acuminata in the Southern Highlands of NSW? Do I have enough time to germinate tubestock for planting out? Does anyone have any seed they'd like to donate to the cause?! (please PM me) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonic Posted December 6, 2007 (edited) I strongly urge you against planting Acacia acuminata in the bushland in the state of NSW. This Acacia is an endemic species to Western Australia ONLY and could cause severe weed problems if planted into bushland outside it's native habitat. A couple of WA Acacia spp. have become terrible weed species in the sydney region., namely A. saligna in the Warringah Shire. They were planted in the 1970's and the councils etc. still haven't found a way to get rid of them properly. Am pretty sure A. saligna is now declared noxious throughout NSW. You have to be really careful planting out into the bush. The A. obtusifolia shouldn't be an issue as it does grow down south. [N.S.W., Qld, Vic.] "A. maidenii Occurs in Qld, N.S.W. and Vic. E of 148E, in coastal and subcoastal environments, from Proserpine in the north to Orbost in the south. Grows usually in more fertile soils, sometimes derived from basalt, often on the edges of littoral rainforest. Flowers mostly Jan/June" I suggest you do some further research before planting out plants into the bush. Hope that helps. --Conservation is the Key-- Edited December 6, 2007 by Phosphene_Dream Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonic Posted December 6, 2007 (edited) Thought I might add, I have Acacia seeds I could donate of NSW species, though I would suggest finding out if they grow in the area receiving revegatation first and foremost. I have A. decurrens, A. falcata & A. floribunda Personally don't think you could get decent plantable sized tube stock by the 15th, but hey it might be worth a shot. Edited December 6, 2007 by Phosphene_Dream Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PD. Posted December 6, 2007 Right on PD. Regen means exactly that, regenerating the endemic plants Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apothecary Posted December 6, 2007 At EGA, Jeremy (one of the speakers) mentioned that there was one acuminata subspecies that was found in west NSW. Interested in floribunda seed PhosDream. The whole reason I asked was to make sure I wasn't going to plant anything where it wasn't supposed to be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonic Posted December 6, 2007 Not familiar with that subspecies from west NSW apoth, now you have piqued my interest and will do some research. See what I can find out about it. How many A. floribunda seeds were you after mate? Have atleast 30 seeds you can have. Shoot me a PM if you want them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apothecary Posted December 6, 2007 Here you go Phos, do you really think I would've asked about species I thought would have major weed potential? http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets.../Tel7Kod415.pdf Search for the string "New South Wales". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites