by Rod_outbak » 03 Jan 2019, 10:08 am
[quote="Die Judicii"]Rod,,,,,,
Thanks for the extra info Mate.
That Purple Waddy sounds absolutely fascinating.
I'm guessing that it too is a very slow grower. (I will Dr Google it)
What would be the chances of getting some seeds Mate ?
I love growing trees from seed, and used to grow hundreds of many differing eucalypts and acacias.
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Mate, we are 'enjoying' the start of our 8th year of drought, so dont hold your breath on Gidyea seeds...
However, I'll keep an eye out to see if any trees start seeding. I know the wild passionfruits have seeded, as have a few of the othe rnatives, so maybe the Gidyea as well..
Pretty sure the Red-Wing Lorikeets eat the seeds like crazy, so I'll keep an eye on them.
There is also a type of Gidyea down towards Boulia called 'Poison Gidyea', which has large quantities of Sodium Fluroacetate in the leaves.
Thats the main ingredient of 1080 poison.
During drought conditions, people in that area have to fence those trees off, as the cattle will die from eating the leaves.
When I was still working for DPIQ (~1999), I remember the Stock Inspector from Winton, being called down to inspect a mass death of cattle who'd broken into a fenced-off area of Poison Gidyea...
Waddy Wood sounds to be highly restricted, so likely nigh impossible to find.
I'll keep in mind the need to find some of the local Gidyea seeds...
There is another tree we seem to have a very small number of; a Bootlace Oak (Hakea Lorea). NO idea what the wood is like, but it's another unsual tree (for this area - likely common as muck elsewhere..).
Cheers,
Rod.
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