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| About the Author Tash SE QLD 17th April 2009 2:37pm #UserID: 2150 Posts: 10 View All Tash's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Melbourne 18th April 2009 5:43pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Dianna Greenbank in Queensland 18th April 2009 6:24pm #UserID: 181 Posts: 22 View All Dianna's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Tash says... Thanks. I may try mounding them back in the original position I had them in case of another wet season the same as we've just encountered. I had been considering putting them about 15 - 20 metres from our septic system and was worried the roots may invade it. The first option may be safer. | About the Author Tash SE QLD 19th April 2009 8:39am #UserID: 2150 Posts: 10 View All Tash's Edible Fruit Trees |
Dianna says... Hi Tash, Olive trees are very long lived and can get rather large, consider the whole situation, the whole backyard, septic tank, evaporation trenches, prolonged wet or dry weather, irrigation, bushfires, everything; before you decide on the final spot to put these trees. I doubt that their roots would get into your septic tank, that part of the septic system should be made with modern polypipe and roots don't invade that like they can do with old clay pipes. The other part of the septic system is the evaporation trench area, this is where roots can get into the pipes and cause problems - I've got this system too - you need to keep this area clear of trees and shrubs. It's difficult to say just how far away the trees should be, to stop their roots from invading the pipes, if the plumber had his way, I wouldn't have any trees at all. Take a bit of time to do some planning. Our swamp has turned out to be a previously unknown spring, over 7 inches of rain in a couple of weeks and now we know where to sink a bore. So far most of the trees have survived. I have a small pandanus tree planted on the dam wall and it's been underwater for at least three weeks and is still alive. | About the Author Greenbank Queensland 25th April 2009 7:44am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author milet Morocco 31st July 2009 7:55am #UserID: 2600 Posts: 2 View All milet's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi Milet - someone may know more about Olives here than me - but I do know that they send down a deep root system - and being a drought tolerant plant would suggest a "searching" root system. I don't know if I would risk it myself - it might be worth doing a google search to see what u can find out first - as they are grown all over the world - there must b some info out there on the root system. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 31st July 2009 9:40am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Jimmy 31st July 2009 10:46am #UserID: 2548 Posts: 511 View All Jimmy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Dianna says... Hi Milet, I wouldn't risk it either. Imagine having to fix a crack in that pool. Also, the falling leaves would become a problem, they are small and it gets very annoying having to get small leaves out of the pool. You could keep the olive tree in a pot (on wheels) so you can move it around, when it's dropping leaves, move it away from the pool. Have a nice swim for me. | About the Author Greenbank Queensland 2nd August 2009 9:20am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... Hi Jimmy - yes that too. There are many adaptations to drought etc. A heavily buttressed trunk is good for windy sites (eg poinciana) old olive trees show a bit of this too - this is usually a sign of deep invasive root systems. Although I wouldn't imagine they would be as bad as a fig or something!? I have been told that olives have a very strong tap root that goes down very deep...I haven't dug one up myself. But the wood is some of the most beautifully featured wood I have ever seen - the Italians use it for parquetry floors. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 2nd August 2009 10:53am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author milet Morocco 8th August 2009 12:10pm #UserID: 2600 Posts: 2 View All milet's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 9th August 2009 9:03am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author PbC Busselton 8th September 2019 7:45pm #UserID: 20840 Posts: 1 View All PbC's Edible Fruit Trees |
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