Sunday 25th March, 2018
Hi
My IT guy sent me an email, after last weeks epistle went out, advising that it hadn't been sent to some 1800 Xtra addresses including a few bank, school and hospital addresses. His thoughts were that there were approximately 4 words that caused it to be withheld, and again we are guessing, but the connotation of those words combined in a bulk send email... I will say here and now that the email was of strictly horticultural content and if you missed your weekly fix, be assured that it was sent, follow this
link to last weeks effort and read it for yourself... I am not keen to mention the words here because in the same sentence this weeks efforts will surely be banned from all addresses again, but I can say there was definitely nothing inappropriate.
Paddock trees, Farm trees, Shade trees and we can include Driveway trees
Trees are for shade over the summer. It's interesting but stock that get a little shade in the heat of the day seem to be so much more settled, I think that even the grass under a single large shade tree seem to be even slightly more green and lush. Might have something to do with not having the sun beating down evaporating every last bit of moisture from the ground.
Now deciduous trees are the best as obviously they loose their leaves through the winter and let the light through and beneath the tree. If the trees are along a cattle race or drive way the other advantage of this is that the track or road beneath will also be drier due to the light and the wintry sun warmth... if its not raining like the last couple of years.
I think that the best trees are of the slower growing varieties as they usually have a much longer life span and they will tend to be reasonably spreading, though in the case of driveway trees you may prefer the form of an upright tree.
I get driven around a lot so I get to look at the scenery as we go and I love the farms and driveways that have obviously had some thought given to the trees of choice. Often they are the same tree and this uniform look gives a very landscaped feel to the whole vision. The tree spacing have also been well thought out and without stopping and spacing them out, they could be some 20 to 30 metres apart allowing the tree to grow to a mature shape and size and without over shading the grass beneath.
Driveway trees can be the same but could be planted from 12 metres apart. Its just that we usually want to see something in our time frame so maybe the plan could be to alternate with a faster growing tree with a view to cutting them out in a 10 to 15 year time frame leaving the slower ones to become the final specimens.
I have a plan to plant our new raceway with some specimen trees and perhaps along some of the fence lines of our block. I want to do it in the uniform way that I have described and not too close so that I can see the trees mature as specimens.
Roses 30% off all remaining stock
Claret ash 30% off awesome claret coloured autumn foliage
Medlar 50% off. For the tree buff, pretty single flowers in spring followed by guava shaped fruits - looks cool in fruit.
Poliothyrsis 50% off. Handsome tree with fragrant ivory white flowers in late summer
Some of these trees are too big to transport so come on out to the nursery with your trailer, if purchasing via our online site we may have to contact you if your trees need to be sent via truck.
We need the room, take 30% of these as well!
Cornus or dogwood are up there amongst my favourite trees. Dogwoods just smother themselves in masses of single white bract like flowers in the spring. These are followed by red strawberry like fruits and then in the Autumn a gorgeous display of red coloured leaves.
Doubloon, Milky way and National all discounted 30% as we have too many and need to clear some space.
Crabapple are another fabulous ornamental tree with many bangs for their buck with spring blossom followed by ornamental coloured apples in the Autumn. These crabapples are popular with those that like to cook and make crabapple jellies and pastes. Whilst most of these will have the attractive fruits there are also those that are grown for the most amazing flowering cherry like bloom such as Van eseltine or others that may have fewer crabs but amazing form of tree. Take 30% off Arrow gold, Ballerina, Echtemeyer, Van Eseltine and Coronet peak.
Arrow gold Ballerina Echtemeyer Van Eseltine Coronet peak
Bigger trees, maybe for the driveway, consider these on special... again 30% off Acer Bowhall, or rubrum columnare as being a more upright larger growing maple with amazing Autumn colours
Violaceum, leopoldii, worleii, Bowhall and Rubrum Columnare all now 30% off.
Plantanus ace of clubs makes a gorgeous speciman tree, I have seen some stunning examples of these lining farm boundries, these become gorgeous big trees and do look stunning in a line, also 30% off.
Easter is coming fast, if you want deliveries before Good Friday then you will need to have your order in and paid for by this Monday (26th) for courier only deliveries, Last courier pick up is Monday afternoon.
Last Auckland truck pick up is most likely Tuesday, no guarantees on this, so the sooner you put your order in the better.
All other areas will not have a truck pick up before Easter so plan on post Easter deliveries for any other areas if truck delivery is required.
Now don't forget we are open all days except Good Friday, trading as usual from 8.30am to 5pm daily.
Hopefully you have something enjoyable planned for the weekend and the weather holds out for a few more days...
Have a great weekend.
Lloyd, Harry and the Wairere Team
Make it a Wairere weekend where even GNOMES know that gardening's not a drag.
