Baby Trees and Work Continues on the Wood Shed

A couple of years ago started planting Tropical Palm Seeds. They are doing well and are being looked after by parents. The majority of our garden will be planted out with Tropical Plants and Palms.

Along with the Tropical Plants, our intention is to grow an assortment of Fruit Trees.

These are some of my seedlings which were planted as seeds on 27th May. Still very small but making progress. These will eventually be planted on the rear boundary of our Land. Once the Greenhouse is up they will be moved from the Mini Greenhouses to that until ready.

Mixture of Alpine Cider & Weeping Tea Tree Seedlings

Alpine Cider Gum

Eucalyptus archeri

A wide-spreading and much-branched small tree, may be a mallee type. The bark is usually smooth, colors range from white, gray or gray-green. It is found native just north of the Great Lake and in the Ben Lomond National Park in Tasmania, usually in shallow soils among rock outcrops in the highlands. This species is similar to E. gunnii, but it has a more straggly habit and slightly wrinkled fruits. Florists use their branches in flower arrangements.

Alpine Cider Gum example

Weeping Tea Tree

Leptospermum Brachyandrum
Leptospermum brachyandrum (Syn. Kunzea brachyandrum , Leptospermum abnorme, Agonis abnorme) commonly known as the Weeping Tea Tree, is a delightful weeping shrub to some 5 metres in height This species is much prized for its fine weeping foliage and trunk colour. Trunks lose their bark in strips to expose a shiny smooth surface, delicately coloured in greys and soft pink shades. The linear-lanceolate leaves are up to 5 cm long. Flowers on this species are white, small (to about 7mm) and occur in spring and summer.

Weeping Tea Tree example

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendron

Melaleuca leucadendron (Fine-leaf form), known as the Weeping Paperbark, is a tall stately tree to 12-15 metres with lovely weeping foliage.  The most striking feature of the tree is its almost pure white papery bark, whiter than other species. The white bottlebrush flowers occur in Summer and Autumn. The plant is happy in clay soils.

Weeping Paperbark example

In the meantime, ColorBond Sheeting and Flashing has arrived and now work continues on the Wood Shed. 

Dad supervising the job at hand.

Fixing Shale Grey ColorBond Roofing Sheets to Timber Battens

Walls are up as well, photos to come!