Quite some years ago I planted some Sticky Hop-bush Dodonaea viscosa, loved by Adelaide Rosellas for their seed, near my boundary fenceline. A couple of days ago I was walking along the road near these plantings & lo & behold there were 5 regenerated Dodonaea viscosa plants, all well over 1 metre tall, growing on the roadside. It seems there's a variety of strategies phantom planters can use to improve bird habitat.
Blow me down, those birds do amazing things. Good observations there mate.
We have just had a really good downpoor. I bet the three indigenous Hickory Wattles that sprang up in the park will be happy. Must have been dormant seeds that have taken root in between mowing seasons.
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You know, Woko, you now have to change your username to something like "The Phantom tree planter" as you're just bragging now. What, no photos? HA HA HA. But seriously, blow some seeds the same way as the revegetated Hop Bushes. More, more, more and see what happens. I'm happy for you. Well done.
On another note though, what else can you plant in that same area that might revegetate along the road side? Let the revegetation begin!!!!! And may the force be with you. I think I need another coffee.
I'm at Tenterfield, NSW. (Formerly known as "Hyperbirds".)
Speaking of phantom planters...
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
i reckon local acacias are the best thing you can use for this
don't expect things to happen quickly though, they will come up after disturbance after x many years
Good one, zosterops. I've planted lots of the Kangaroo Thorn Acacia paradoxa, indigenous to my area, along the roadside. They do regenerate on my side of the fence & I'm waiting for the same to occur along the road. Another local species is Golden Wattle Acacia pycnantha & that is regenerating nicely in places as is Drooping Sheoak Allocasuarina verticillata, yet another local species. Since the last species has been regenerating in the area, including along the roadside, there has been a significant incease in the number of Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos which are sometimes seen feeding on the fruits.
Hey, soakes, what's that species taking advantage of the pot hole?
I don't know. I suspect this was a subtle dig at the local council because of the number of potholes in the area!
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
kinda looks like an aloe or yucca sp.
If someone hits that he/she will certainly be cactused.
Succulents can often grow from small fragments, it might become a weed if pieces reach the verge post-impact.
Yeah. It would have been more sensible to plant a non-weed ... like a Eucalyptus :-) :-D
Ha ha... or perhaps a ground cover.
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
When I get more of my garden producing seed I think I shal just have to become a phantom planter in my neighbourood.
I did have a gardening win recently! My Mother-in-law is 90 years old and has maintained lovely but european based gardens all her life. She has strongly resisted natives. On a recent visit I was showing her through my garden photo album and she looked at me and said. "If someone had shown me how beauitful our natives could be a long time ago I just might have grown them instead.!" I have offered to bring her some plants that may suit her garden next time we visit.
Happy Birding!
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It's never too late, Wollemi.
Woko, do you have anymore plans to revegetate plants near your perimetre fence? Just curious that's all.
I'm at Tenterfield, NSW. (Formerly known as "Hyperbirds".)
No need to, Shirley. Regeneration has commenced. (Yesterday I found an Acacia calamifolia has grown from seed from one of the plants I put in the ground). So I can get on with encouraging the native grasses.
Hmm, I know this is an old thread, but anyways, I got to thinking that if wattle seeds germinate better because the ground was disturbed why not disturb the ground intentionally to encourage more seeds to germinate. Perhaps more than just wattle seeds might germinate. Dig up a small area and see what germinates. Just a thought.
I'm at Tenterfield, NSW. (Formerly known as "Hyperbirds".)
That's a technique used by some bush regenerators. They simply rough up a patch of soil with a rake, broadcast seed onto the rough patch of dirt & lightly compress the soil. Germination depends on the seed species, rain, temperature post broadcasting & post rain, the presence of any animals which might eat the seed & so on. I used the technique once with a nil return. In fact, I've had considerably more success broadcasting Drooping Sheoak & Golden Wattle (both indigenous species to my location) seed onto barren, rocky soil. In any case, I have concerns about disturbing soil, however gently, because soil disturbance encourages weeds.