Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jan 16, 2010 6:37 pm Hi All, Within the next 18mths my fiance and I are looking at knocking down and rebuilding on our property. We have a large pine tree in our backyard at the moment that looks disgusting and drops bark, sap, and thousands of spikey leaves everywhere. The plan is to take down this tree when we clear the land, however we will want to replace this tree with something that provides more shade, looks good, and is native to the area (if we can bring some birds into the yard other than minors it would be great). We will be looking at getting established trees, but the cost is through the roof! Is there any feasable way that we could plant now and relocate later when the new house has been built and we're ready to landscape? I'm guessing it will be best to landscape after the new house has been done, as I'm sure the guys building are going to destroy anything left in the backyard... Any input would be great!! Thanks all, Jeff. Re: What to do? Planting trees in the backyard of a new house.. 2Jan 16, 2010 9:57 pm well you can get them in say a 30-45ltr pot size and then if needed get a 100-90 ltr pot (half wine barrel even and pot them on into that. As for native trees, well yeah but that isn't always the best choice and they generally aren't what bring the native birds in. What they want is protection and that comes from dense hedging around the boundaries. Native shrub species are best for providing flowers they are going to like If you want a big tree, I say pick a Ginkgo Biloba. The most ancient plant alive on earth and one of the most stunning trees your ever going to see. Chances are they may only grow as a medium tree and never come close to reaching what they do in places like China. London plain is also up there for ease of growing and being leafy and shady. Very tough as well and they are well known for growing close to the coast here in Perth in public landscapes. (we have one of the worlds windiest coast lines and possibly the windiest) Albizia (which our birds will love) and craps on a Jacaranda any day. Smaller trees like the Chinese tallow, Claret ash, Manchurian pear, forest pansy are reliable choices. As for native trees, well I think the finest (and this is shared by some of this states best tree people ) is the Eucalyptus caecia or The Silver princess. Euc. Victix or the little Ghost gum is also a stunner and out of the Pilbara will only grow small to 5m compared to its huge presence in along the Pilbara dry rivers. Stunning trees also Not just when in flower, those two have features that make it a winner all year What is termed native depends on who you talk to. Many like the term "Australian plants" as variations in species here in WA can occur over 100's of metres and not different states! Kangapaws are an excellent example of that the firewheel tree is a stunner too. for anyone in WA reading this and looking for a great what I would call a wide but low tree is Euc. Macrocarpa. The biggest flowers of all Eucs and has silver foliage like something from a florist. They are a mess in the wild but with shaping from a young age can become one of the single most stunning plants you'll see. A good one for Kex down there in our deeper SW They just need space to spread. Red cap gums are easy to get and showy with the flower, then there is the wonderful little euc synadra which is not dense in it's growth but allows dappled shade underneath. Re: What to do? Planting trees in the backyard of a new house.. 4Jan 23, 2010 12:30 pm Fu, How large does the Eucalyptus caecia get? I just googled images of it as I'm pre-planning my garden (still a vacant block at the moment) My thread has been deleted... Re: What to do? Planting trees in the backyard of a new house.. 5Jan 23, 2010 1:48 pm Being a malle Euc it can vary a bit but more often than not it will reach about 5m at the most. this means it is a small tree. I'll have to head out one of these days and get some good pics to post for you guys A survey must’ve completed by a certified surveyor. This form part of every DA requirement 3 223610 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16711 It's possible but a soak well is usually much larger. Your 'soak well' only holds 424 litres when full. What is your soil type? Soak wells need sandy soils. 10 9011 |