One tough Australian tree Toona ciliata

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How tough are the Australian red cedar trees extremely tough. I planted one tree 25 years ago the large one in the pictures. It seeds and they pop up all over the place which is perfect for where they do that. Simply because they pop up in between rocks and on top of rocks around my garden. I weed a few out but the ones I have left become a shade tree in around 5 years time helping me grow that rainforest garden for free creating a canopy which is perfect for palm tree and I have a lot of them that require shade so the more red cedar trees around in the hot dry parts of the garden that are volunteers is perfect for me. The one I planted today I needed the pick axe to plant it with in hot dry spot that no palm would live in but wait five years time I will be planting a few palms around there. No joeys to start with but some tough chamaedoreas will be start. So get tough hardy trees in the ground create a canopy and your on your way to rainforest garden that can become a super exotic garden like the one I have created, you will need time and a hose but apart from that Mother Nature does the rest.

[Jonathan]

Might get you to put a handful of seeds away for me Richard. I've bought seed of this species several times and got zero germination....thinking it must need to be super fresh. 

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On 2/27/2025 at 7:25 AM, Jonathan said:

Might get you to put a handful of seeds away for me Richard. I've bought seed of this species several times and got zero germination....thinking it must need to be super fresh. 

No worries next batch available. They pretty well much germinate easily, I reckon as soon as they hit the ground so fresh seed is the trick. But one tough tree that’s for sure. 

[Jonathan]

8 minutes ago, happypalms said:

No worries next batch available. They pretty well much germinate easily, I reckon as soon as they hit the ground so fresh seed is the trick. But one tough tree that’s for sure. 

Triffic.

Looking forward to growing a few in my little patch of NSW rainforest!

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1 minute ago, Jonathan said:

Triffic.

Looking forward to growing a few in my little patch of NSW rainforest!

You need to go to Burringbar rainforest nursery Mat has a lot of trees up for grabs just down the road from Plumtree pocket nursery two for the price of one in that trip.

[Jonathan]

Just now, happypalms said:

You need to go to Burringbar rainforest nursery Mat has a lot of trees up for grabs just down the road from Plumtree pocket nursery two for the price of one in that trip.

Too dangerous for me to go to nurseries on the mainland...I  can't get the plants home without quarantine, so it's like a kind of subtle torture! 

However, I will be making an exception for certain prickly palms...

[Jonathan]

Actually, I  think I rang Burringbar years ago to see if they freighted to Tassie but unfortunately not. Richard, you need to get quarantine certification for your nursery...you'll get rich, I'll get poor!

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4 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

Too dangerous for me to go to nurseries on the mainland...I  can't get the plants home without quarantine, so it's like a kind of subtle torture! 

However, I will be making an exception for certain prickly palms...

Yes it’s like me at PACSOA I wanted to leave the wife behind, just so I could buy more palms. As much as we want the wives with us on these little journeys into palm Mecca, why can’t we leave them behind. Yer that’s the go smuggle it in your underwear iam sure the wife would be sympathetic to your situation. 

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9 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

Actually, I  think I rang Burringbar years ago to see if they freighted to Tassie but unfortunately not. Richard, you need to get quarantine certification for your nursery...you'll get rich, I'll get poor!

Hmmm I have enough trouble with customs let alone send plants interstate but do able, the DPI are a fussy bunch let alone quarantined states. $$$$$$$$