Coral Trees
Summer is the time when some trees fall over or drop branches on hot days. The question is which trees and why?
Well the world’s worst tree for dropping huge limbs or falling over is the coral tree – usually called Erythrina indica. This is a weed tree spread by humans: almost any part of this tree will grow into a new tree: broken branches, bits of bark even mulch and wood chips from mulched coral trees will grow.
Recently our electricity and phone lines were cut off for a couple of days due to a coral tree on another near-by property falling on the power lines. If you have a coral tree, get permission to remove it & tell them not to mulch it!
Most trees that drop branches are weakened due to lack of water. Use a sprinkler for 1 hour once a week during summer on ALL trees near houses, power lines or roads. This pays dividends.
Hooroo!
