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Pruning Lilly Pilly Trees
Comments (0)I have a line of Lilly Pilly's along my side fence planted about 10 years back to create some privacy from next door. They are probably over 10-12 metres high now but the bottom 2 metres are bare of leaves. My question is "If I cut along the line say 4 or 5 metres high will leaves start to grow under and fill up the 2 meters gap at the bottom and also grow high again"?...See Morepropagating lilly pillies
Comments (15)Use seed, You must remove the seed from the flesh , soak overnight and clean the seed - wash all flesh off, always use the freshest seed you can get. I have had varied results but always get some up - just plant in pots in standard new potting mix, a little apart but as many as you like in the pot. When they germinate wait until there are at least for leaves then gently squeeze the pot and carefully ease the plants out and pot into their own small deep container. Do not tip out the pot as there may be more still to germinate. Germination should take from less than a month to 3,4 months or more it depends on the temp....See MoreQuestions On Lilly Pillies
Comments (1)As a rule all Acemna are psyllid free but only some of the Syzygiums, and most of the Austral varieties are affected although A. Resilience - resilient to psyllid - should be ok and is good to 3 or 4 metres so I've been told. Acmena Smithii is a spreading tree to around 5 metres perhaps a bit more. I am unfamiliar with A.S. Minor. Syz. Luehmannii is generally psyllid free and good for around 4 metres, maybe a bit more. You could also consider Photinea 'Red Robin', I have 3 of them in blocking the neighbours and they are around 6 metres plus after about 6 years. It is disease free, dense to about 3 metres wide with attractive reddish foliage. Hope that's of assistance....See MoreCan my Lilly Pilly hedge be saved?
Comments (4)It's rather a narrow planting area but if they've been going OK for all these years, that would rule out a lot of things. And there are enough past years where weather extremes have probably been experienced. Barring some sort of accidental poisoning.... something in the nature of a defoliant, or something used on the driveway that's washed in, I can only think, as you did, that the burial in chip mulch set them back. Maybe the chips leached something of sap into the soil, or generated too much heat buildup, or simply smothered surface roots. I can't suggest anything other than TLC and a bit of fertilizer to see if you can get them going again. I don't know enough about pruning to comment further....See Morehappyjacq_bris
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