Damn. Damn and damn again

[Ben Brand]

Now now guys, don't fight play nice. Never heard of the tammarisk tree. Will look into it. We also got a few invasive trees, from Australia. Damn Ausies, trying to invade our country with their trees. only joking.
What I'm most disappointed in that mt CO Broadleaf that I sun grew is full of holes, was really looking forward to use those as sungrown wrappers.
Sorry you Ausies was really joking about your trees. Makes nice furniture though, called siligna. And in winter it warms my house up nicely in my fireplace.

 

[deluxestogie]

Tamarix listed as an invasive species for South Africa

Bob

 

[Dean]

Funny Ben, like all the well meaning generations previously plant and tree species have been translocated internationally.

some have an upside like black berries to snack on and prickly pear. The downside of both of these well outweighs the welcome snack while fishing.

Do you have any native wattles or tea tree species over there they are fast growing and pruneable windbreaks.

E. saligna the sydney blue Gum, one of the best and hottest burning timbers we have. A beautiful and majestic tree in its native sandstone habitat.

cheers

 

[Ben Brand]

Wattles are also on the invasive list, think I'll probably put some netting up.

 

[Southern Planter]

Invasive is a relative term. In the Mojave Desert the tree is not invasive because it can not spread or live it's first year without human nurturing. (Three inches of rain is a wet year.) If it could, it would be as widespread as saltbrush by now. The trees I planted in 20 acre rows 41 years ago never left their rows, because they are spread by cuttings, not birds. Once past their first year they will live near forever on as little as an inch a year, and not off the water table, we were pumping from 150 foot to 300 foot! Tammarisk will grow where even mesquite will not. Bees love them. In a valley near the ranch it is the only tree that will grow, because nothing else will tolerate the borax infused groundwater. There it provides deep shade for children to play under when the summer temperatures routinely hit 127 degrees. Would Captain Planet deprive a child of shade under those conditions just because a beautiful shade tree is on some damn list?

I would be a fool to plant it in Kentucky, but I doubt it would be a problem in Vaalwater or I would not have suggested it.

I find it ludicrous that a country that forces me to use a toilet that does not work in order to "save water" would find a highly useful tree that does not have to watered to be evil.

 

[Neo Maxx]

sad ,very sad news !!!but nature is lord .so, go ahead my friend with new expression .