Has ayone got the trees of either Syzygium Cascade Weeping Lilly Pilly or Acmena Smithii Minor and will have fresh seeds that can be sent to me in Vic?
I have spent an enormous amount of time and effort trying to buy three of one or the other and there are places I can order them from…..if I want 100. Retail nurseries are out of stock for months yet.
Any help appreciated. I will pay for seeds.
Happy Potter said:
Has ayone got the trees of either Syzygium Cascade Weeping Lilly Pilly or Acmena Smithii Minor and will have fresh seeds that can be sent to me in Vic?
I have spent an enormous amount of time and effort trying to buy three of one or the other and there are places I can order them from…..if I want 100. Retail nurseries are out of stock for months yet.
Any help appreciated. I will pay for seeds.
None here, sorry.
Happy Potter said:
Has ayone got the trees of either Syzygium Cascade Weeping Lilly Pilly or Acmena Smithii Minor and will have fresh seeds that can be sent to me in Vic?
I have spent an enormous amount of time and effort trying to buy three of one or the other and there are places I can order them from…..if I want 100. Retail nurseries are out of stock for months yet.
Any help appreciated. I will pay for seeds.
i will ask in case they are available in this state – but i don’t have any.
justin said:
Happy Potter said:
Has ayone got the trees of either Syzygium Cascade Weeping Lilly Pilly or Acmena Smithii Minor and will have fresh seeds that can be sent to me in Vic?
I have spent an enormous amount of time and effort trying to buy three of one or the other and there are places I can order them from…..if I want 100. Retail nurseries are out of stock for months yet.
Any help appreciated. I will pay for seeds.i will ask in case they are available in this state – but i don’t have any.
Thanks matey
I don’t know which one mine is. It has small white berries and is, I think, small leafed and about 4m x 4m. I think the birds have eaten all the fruit though. Do they strike cuttings easily?
bluegreen said:
I don’t know which one mine is. It has small white berries and is, I think, small leafed and about 4m x 4m. I think the birds have eaten all the fruit though. Do they strike cuttings easily?
I’ve never had a lilly pilly so I’m not sure. But the ones I’m after have magenta/pink/red berries. Althought their eventual size varies greatly depending on what site you read.
I wonder what variety yours is.
I’m going to clear the front nature strip of kykuyu, starting asap, and plant 3 lilly pillys when I get them.
Lily Pilly grow from both seed and cuttings relatively easily.
All Green Nursery have got in 3 Acmena Smithii minor for me, they’re set aside and I pick them up tomorrow. YAY! :)
I will leave them in their pots, pending how long they have been in them, and pot size, and get a start on removing that kykiyu!
Love lilly pillies, grew stupid duranta instead because of the drought and water issues at the time…
>>I’m going to clear the front nature strip of kykuyu, starting asap, and plant 3 lilly pillys when I get them.<<
Can I ask you to rethink lillypillies for that position? I grew up in Box Hill North and various people had them growing along their front fences. The fruit are very squishy on the footpath, probably a slipping hazard. Personally I don’t like lillypillies except out in the bush anyway, mainly because of my early experience with the fruit getting all over the bottom of my shoes.
buffy said:
>>I’m going to clear the front nature strip of kykuyu, starting asap, and plant 3 lilly pillys when I get them.<<
Can I ask you to rethink lillypillies for that position? I grew up in Box Hill North and various people had them growing along their front fences. The fruit are very squishy on the footpath, probably a slipping hazard. Personally I don’t like lillypillies except out in the bush anyway, mainly because of my early experience with the fruit getting all over the bottom of my shoes.
I do take your point though they are hardly a patch on walking under my weeping mulberry. purple spots everywhere.
buffy said:
>>I’m going to clear the front nature strip of kykuyu, starting asap, and plant 3 lilly pillys when I get them.<<
Can I ask you to rethink lillypillies for that position? I grew up in Box Hill North and various people had them growing along their front fences. The fruit are very squishy on the footpath, probably a slipping hazard. Personally I don’t like lillypillies except out in the bush anyway, mainly because of my early experience with the fruit getting all over the bottom of my shoes.
I know of the problem and I intend to, to the best of my ability, sweep and clear the area daily. I will be dilligent because I want the fruit, so I’ll bag it with sheer material if need be, keeping them pruned and low and away from the footpath side as much as I can. In discussions about planting fruit on nature strips for people to take, with a councillor, they’re a legal nightmare because of windfalls and people slipping.
Happy Potter said:
buffy said:>>I’m going to clear the front nature strip of kykuyu, starting asap, and plant 3 lilly pillys when I get them.<<
Can I ask you to rethink lillypillies for that position? I grew up in Box Hill North and various people had them growing along their front fences. The fruit are very squishy on the footpath, probably a slipping hazard. Personally I don’t like lillypillies except out in the bush anyway, mainly because of my early experience with the fruit getting all over the bottom of my shoes.
I know of the problem and I intend to, to the best of my ability, sweep and clear the area daily. I will be dilligent because I want the fruit, so I’ll bag it with sheer material if need be, keeping them pruned and low and away from the footpath side as much as I can. In discussions about planting fruit on nature strips for people to take, with a councillor, they’re a legal nightmare because of windfalls and people slipping.
Yes. Is there no way thet you can plant them as far from the fence as possible?
I understand this planting is planned for the centre of the nature strip? So the fruit will drop on both the footpath and into the gutter. I’m presuming there is kerb and guttering.
I think Happy Potter needs a bigger back yard, lol!
buffy said:
I understand this planting is planned for the centre of the nature strip? So the fruit will drop on both the footpath and into the gutter. I’m presuming there is kerb and guttering.
Yes. I’m re thinking where to put them now as the last thing I want to do is annoy anybody with my plantings. I really don’t have anywhere else though, only poss’ other area is narrow and has a 6 ft high fence facing west. They would be shaded all morning.
Dinetta said:
I think Happy Potter needs a bigger back yard, lol!
hun I need 5 acres…
Dinetta said:
I think Happy Potter needs a bigger back yard, lol!
If she likes extra work.. I’ve got an untameable jungle.
roughbarked said:
Dinetta said:
I think Happy Potter needs a bigger back yard, lol!
If she likes extra work.. I’ve got an untameable jungle.
Hahaha…I’m a jungle clearer and need neatness.
>>They would be shaded all morning.<<
I’m not sure that would necessarily bother them. Down at Wilson’s Prom they grow in amongst the bush apparently quite happily. And they are almost indestructible, from my observation. And the people where I grew up certainly hacked them badly at times when the council required them to be cut back from the fence.
buffy said:
>>They would be shaded all morning.<<
I’m not sure that would necessarily bother them. Down at Wilson’s Prom they grow in amongst the bush apparently quite happily. And they are almost indestructible, from my observation. And the people where I grew up certainly hacked them badly at times when the council required them to be cut back from the fence.
I’d dismissed that area for possible planting because next doors have white shade sails to the fence..
That and I have already planted the area with p’fruit yacons and rhubarb.
You made me go and look them up…..and they can get very tall! I hadn’t thought about that, always thought of them as medium trees. But that is probably because of the ones I knew.
http://www.metrotrees.com.au/treehandbook/page-listings/acmena-smithii.html
Interesting information for anyone like me that thought they knew lots about lillypilly.
buffy said:
You made me go and look them up…..and they can get very tall! I hadn’t thought about that, always thought of them as medium trees. But that is probably because of the ones I knew.
http://www.metrotrees.com.au/treehandbook/page-listings/acmena-smithii.html
Interesting information for anyone like me that thought they knew lots about lillypilly.
There is a lot to learn about Lily Pilly.. the first is that you need a better secaturs
roughbarked said:
buffy said:You made me go and look them up…..and they can get very tall! I hadn’t thought about that, always thought of them as medium trees. But that is probably because of the ones I knew.
http://www.metrotrees.com.au/treehandbook/page-listings/acmena-smithii.html
Interesting information for anyone like me that thought they knew lots about lillypilly.
There is a lot to learn about Lily Pilly.. the first is that you need a better secaturs
Yep have got ;) Back for a sec before I rush out. I had a thought…..if the fruit falls to the ground, it was because I wasn’t there to pick it. Which I will be. I want the food and not some monstrocity that the council planted that will need severe and very ugly Y shape pruning in the future. These berries are nutricious and I’m prepared to put in the work. They’re going on the nature strip and they’ll be the best looked after trees in town.
I rest my case LOL.
‘Syzygium smithii (formerly Acmena smithii) is a summer flowering evergreen tree, belonging to the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It is commonly planted as shrubs or hedgerows. It features rough woody bark, cream and green smooth waxy leaves with flushes of pink new growth and pink to mauve edible berries. It shares the common name “Lilly Pilly” with several other plants. Unpruned it will grow about 3–5 m (10–15 ft) tall in the garden’
From site http://en.goldenmap.com/Syzygium%20smithii
There does seem to be quite a bit of variability in the quoted mature heights. The link I gave says it can get to 15m. Is this going under the power lines? The power companies require 2m clearance from the lines (at least, sometimes more) and they will prune it.
And sorry to be annoying, but the promise to collect all the fruit is a very, very big undertaking. I’m worried about that.
All the fruit.. Yes there are few trees that produce so much as a lily pilly can.
You’re talking to someone who just lurves to be busy…
There’s busy…..and there’s busy. A lilly pilly will produce buckets and buckets of fruit.
buffy said:
There’s busy…..and there’s busy. A lilly pilly will produce buckets and buckets of fruit.
:) spot on. It is the reason I go see my neighbour if I want to eat one.
HP – what are you intending to do with the berries? Jam and jelly, I know, but there is a limit to how much of that you could need. I don’t see much else to use them for?
buffy said:
HP – what are you intending to do with the berries? Jam and jelly, I know, but there is a limit to how much of that you could need. I don’t see much else to use them for?
Yeah, like there does need to be a reason to take on that extra work.
I misspelled secateurs earlier but they are the answer.. stop them from fruiting by dint of the kindest cut.
Dinetta said:
You’re talking to someone who just lurves to be busy…
Yes! or rather, I hate to be still.
buffy said:
HP – what are you intending to do with the berries? Jam and jelly, I know, but there is a limit to how much of that you could need. I don’t see much else to use them for?
Jam, cordial and puree for use and swapping. I used the 2 little jars of it I made on scones and ooh..the taste was lovely. I also intend to feed them to my poultry.
buffy said:
There does seem to be quite a bit of variability in the quoted mature heights. The link I gave says it can get to 15m. Is this going under the power lines? The power companies require 2m clearance from the lines (at least, sometimes more) and they will prune it.
And sorry to be annoying, but the promise to collect all the fruit is a very, very big undertaking. I’m worried about that.
I’m going to keep these ones low, to about 3 mt. Never annoying. Pros and cons and varying opinions, give more reasons to think and learn :)
Happy Potter said:
Dinetta said:
You’re talking to someone who just lurves to be busy…
Yes! or rather, I hate to be still.
so like me, you play guitar or something, while the computer is doing its stuff?
roughbarked said:
Happy Potter said:
Dinetta said:
You’re talking to someone who just lurves to be busy…
Yes! or rather, I hate to be still.
so like me, you play guitar or something, while the computer is doing its stuff?
Hehe, only facebooking family and foruming between watering and planting and tending to chooks and eggs and meals for us and sewing and saving leaning potato towers from being completely blown over..I need a block and tackle lol.
Happy Potter said:
All Green Nursery have got in 3 Acmena Smithii minor for me, they’re set aside and I pick them up tomorrow. YAY! :)I will leave them in their pots, pending how long they have been in them, and pot size, and get a start on removing that kykiyu!
well done – neither of the trees you wanted were available in mt nursery. plenty of lilly pillies but not your ones.
justin said:
Happy Potter said:
All Green Nursery have got in 3 Acmena Smithii minor for me, they’re set aside and I pick them up tomorrow. YAY! :)I will leave them in their pots, pending how long they have been in them, and pot size, and get a start on removing that kykiyu!
well done – neither of the trees you wanted were available in mt nursery. plenty of lilly pillies but not your ones.
Thank you for keeping a lookout for them. There are so many varieties, there’s one for everyone lol.