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RE: Jacaranda Questions

Posted 107 days ago

Jacarandas definately don't like wind and never prune them. Below is a BBY fact sheet on Jacks. Hope it's a help.


http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/1997/archiv
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Jacaranda Questions

Posted 61 days ago

Thanks I will have a look at it. I will let you know how I get on.
Cheers
Susanne
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RE: Jacaranda Questions

Posted 54 days ago

WOF. If you're close to the coast I have to say Jacarandas don't much like limey soil. It might benefit from some epsom salts. Personally i don't much like staking things, it's why the trunk is thin I suspect. I'd move the stake away a foot ot two and put in another two stakes and string them together without tieing onto the tree directly. It will get stronger like that. It's normal for trees that get a lot of wind to develop a bend, as it gets older this can be quite attractive.

It will benefit from regular fertilizing with Blood 'n bone or sheep manure and a thick mulching.

Jacarandas are South American natives. So it's technical and interesting to note that the J ought to be the soft Spanish H 'Hakaranda', I think it suits it better :-)
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