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Friday 30th November, 2018
Get your Kumara slips into the ground this weekend!!
We will have the normal red Kumara in store for this weekend and nice plants too. Gold is on its way and we have a few more orange coming too but it would probably pay to book or pre-order these as there not many more to be had. This is the first time ever that we have had orange and gold Kumara available.
I don't know about you but we have had the most brilliant drop of rain and so just perfect for planting kumara slips, well anything really... just don't forget that you need to keep those newly planted slips watered in case it suddenly gets dry otherwise they may not strike.. they are particularly sensitive until they get away. Check out our How To page for info on growing these beauties.
Ever thought of having a living Christmas tree
There is nothing like having a real tree to put all those pressies underneath and then you get to choose what to do with the tree afterwards... you could choose to keep it as a pot plant and keep it trimmed to stay as a compact Christmas tree.. or you could let it continue to grow naturally in the pot.. or you may have a spot where you could plant it out in the garden. Remember what ever you choose that trees that have been grown outdoors don't transfer well to being indoor plants so only keep it inside for a short period then you can have it again on a deck or courtyard.
Table top christmas tree ideas
Picea albertiana glauca conica... is the biggest name for the tiniest tree, but so the cutest and so well suited for a pot... this one is only about 20cm high and would suit being in a small pot and with a few minute decorations would look cool as a table top feature for your Christmas table.
Pinus mugo... again a dwarf and this one is a dwarf pine tree. Could be suited to a new hobby of bonsai hehe... again a small pot and a few decs and suitable as a table top feature.
Pinus pinea we have some new ones of these in again being the pine nut pine tree... you could use these temporarily as a table top Christmas tree with the plan to plant them out later or just grow it in a pot until it gets bigger.
Picea abies is a spruce. It's branches typically droop and it gets the largest cones. Currently a good table top size.
Picea Smithiana currently small enough for a table top tree but gets big so would be a good bonsai option if you want to keep it in a pot. If you have the room to plant this then you will have a beautiful Christmas tree for years to come.
Some bigger subjects for a potted floor Christmas tree
Picea Sitchensis a bit big for the table now but great in a corner of the room for a few days over Christmas.
Cedrus Deodara has a slightly different leaf texture to the pinus and picea trees giving a different texture.
Pseudotsuga Menziesii or Douglas Fir has the classic cone Christmas tree shape especially as a mature tree, will be suitable for container growing for a few years. This is a very popular living Xmas tree.
What about our own native Pohutakawa, Metrosiderous Vibrance which is usually flowering around Christmas time and looks gorgeous with all the Chrissie decos on.
All the trees mentioned here are linked to our website so you can check out their current heights but also what height they will attain in the next 10 years to help make your tree selection. Just click the highlighted word links.
Christmas housekeeping
Time is flying by so fast and we all have to be organised and to that end if you need to get any plants delivered, then by my reckoning, there are just four weeks left before those short weeks.
Our last days for dispatch by courier will be the last full week prior to Christmas being the Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th of December. We don't like to leave this to the last minute as the courier services are pushed to the max in that last week so may even cut off on the Monday... Nobody likes to get dried plants delivered after the holidays LOL
There will be no deliveries at all during the two short weeks of Christmas and New Year and delivery by courier will commence again Tue 7th or Wed 8th of Jan depending on the volume of orders.
Delivery by truck will commence sometime later in January as the truckers tend to take some well earned rest over this period.
We are placing our indent orders with our growers, getting them to graft out trees and roses so if you have any requests for large number of the same tree for a drive way tree line or want to make a long row of trees of the same type then place your backorder now for next year. Backorders help us plan what number of plants we may need to have grown in order to supply your needs.
have the most fabulous weekend.
cheers
Lloyd, Harry and the Wairere Team
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