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| About the Author davewastech WILLOUGHBY EAST, NSW 20th July 2014 10:32pm #UserID: 7097 Posts: 115 View All davewastech's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... There's plenty of seed on ebay, but no plants as far as I can see. Daleys sell something similar, the powderpuff lillypilly: http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/plant/Syzygium-Wilsonii-Subsp-Wilsonii-Powderpuff-Lilly-Pilly.htm | About the Author sternus1 Australia 21st July 2014 6:15am #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 21st July 2014 7:45am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Yes.....Easy! Calliandras will grow well in Sydney. I have Calliandra Tweedii in my garden which flowers almost continuously year round with amazing crimson red flowers, except for now in mid winter. It looks identical to C.haematocephala so I don't know what the difference is. I had it sent by a seller in Bundaberg but they don't usually show it on their stocklist. The Melbourne Botanic Gardens has a large Calliandra tree which is often in flower also with bright red flowers. Then there is a nursery near Gosford that has C.haematocephala listed for about $16.00 in 20cm pot. This is the link for it in case you can't find one closer. http://www.impactplants.com.au/nursery/availability-list/ Just put Calliandra in the search field and it will come up. They are a terrific tree for the garden, very hardy and not too big. Cheers.
| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 21st July 2014 1:39pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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davewastech says... Thanks folks, Actually I recently found the answers to my own questions when I visited RBG Sydney Botanical Garden. There's a red calliandra flowering at the moment in the RBG Syd right next to the Garden Restaurant. Looks quite unworried by the winter cool. Also calliandra tube stock can be bought from the RBGSyd Friends plant sales section. | About the Author davewastech WILLOUGHBY EAST, NSW 28th July 2014 9:44pm #UserID: 7097 Posts: 115 View All davewastech's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 30th July 2014 8:04am #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author davewastech WILLOUGHBY EAST, NSW 1st August 2014 10:57pm #UserID: 7097 Posts: 115 View All davewastech's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jan52 says... Don't know about Sydney itself, but I got one earlier this year at Wyee Nursery - up past Gosford. A white one, but they did have pink & red also. Some years back I had a pink one in Byron Bay, it was there when I bought the place and parrots loved it (so did possums - got rid of them by wiping ammonia on the windowsill) but it didn't seem to be doing any damage. It was about a metre out from the house wall, and wasn't classed as a noxious weed up there. Just saw the rest of the posts, what I bought was an actual plant about a metre high. Can't remember what it cost but wasn't too dear. | About the Author Jan52 NSW Central Coast 2nd September 2014 8:41am #UserID: 10435 Posts: 1 View All Jan52's Edible Fruit Trees |
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davewastech says... Hi Linton, The Calliandra in your photo was a great choice. It is Calliandra Tweedii. It is a beautiful small tree. The other variety Calliandra Haematocephala is similar but the leaves are bigger. Tweedii has tiny, really mimosa-like leaves. The flowers on tweedii are also slightly different, with tweedii looking more delicate. Both can be seen in Sydney City Botanical Garden Photo 1 is Haematocephala Photo 2 is Tweedii
| About the Author davewastech WILLOUGHBY EAST,2068,NSW 23rd March 2017 6:35pm #UserID: 7097 Posts: 115 View All davewastech's Edible Fruit Trees |
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