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azrael · 16th December 2007, 02:19 AM

Same thing down here in the Ilawarra... especilly around creeks with reliable moisture...growns a couple of metres in a week, and pretty hard to kill off (this my Bush Regenrator hat on here).
It does dies off in winter down here though... but probably not in your sub-tropical climate. Do you have the both Common (Blue) & Coastal (Pink) M.G's...we do!
Another shocker here is Madeira Vine (it's THE worst weed in the Illawarra). Havent seen too much damage to trees but it can get up to the tops pretty quickly. The worst is...its so eaily spread from aerial tubers, and so you cant use re-use mulch anywhere. Its gets in to water-ways so easily via stormwater... & ya cant get the bugger out of gabbion mattress...no way. Very big problem.
Oh... that reminds me of something else.. we are about 10-15 yrs behind you in the sunny tropical north with regard to weeds...over the last 5 yrs or so, theres been a massive outbreak of Tecoma stans...colonising so much R.T.A. land ... roadsides, freeways, cuttings, crib-walls, and even the centre islands.
It's satellites out from the parent plant like I've never seen before. Pretty flower though.
Mmmm!

16th December 2007, 02:19 AM	#51 (permalink)
azrael Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth Australia Posts: 335	Re: Vines up trees? Yes or no poll? Same thing down here in the Ilawarra... especilly around creeks with reliable moisture...growns a couple of metres in a week, and pretty hard to kill off (this my Bush Regenrator hat on here). It does dies off in winter down here though... but probably not in your sub-tropical climate. Do you have the both Common (Blue) & Coastal (Pink) M.G's...we do! Another shocker here is Madeira Vine (it's THE worst weed in the Illawarra). Havent seen too much damage to trees but it can get up to the tops pretty quickly. The worst is...its so eaily spread from aerial tubers, and so you cant use re-use mulch anywhere. Its gets in to water-ways so easily via stormwater... & ya cant get the bugger out of gabbion mattress...no way. Very big problem. Oh... that reminds me of something else.. we are about 10-15 yrs behind you in the sunny tropical north with regard to weeds...over the last 5 yrs or so, theres been a massive outbreak of Tecoma stans...colonising so much R.T.A. land ... roadsides, freeways, cuttings, crib-walls, and even the centre islands. It's satellites out from the parent plant like I've never seen before. Pretty flower though. Mmmm!