I’ve got a bunch of trays around the yard with seedlings at various stages of growth, some of them dead. So I figured it was time to go around and check what’s still there, and neaten them up a bit.
42 Australian Blackwoods.
Planted in February 2022. They’ve been very happy, and I haven’t noticed any died. These are about 5 feet high. They clearly tolerate being close together, and occasional dry spells.
The intention for these is a forest planting. There’s one which is particularly thicker, which would either be a centerpiece, or get a separate planting. Clearly, I have too many of these.
1 Black Wattle
Planted January 2022.
This is really a case of ‘one black wattle left’. The other four went into a solo planting and a forest planting, while this one is just too small.
3 Chinese Elms
Planted in February 2022. Only three of these ever grew.
13 Honey Locusts
Planted in February 2024. It’s possible some more might germinate, but I think this is it.
I might pot these in Autumn.
3 Judas Trees
Planted in September 2024. These are very much still in the germination phase.
28 Narrow Leaf Ashes
Planted February 2022.
This isn’t counting the three that got planted in the ground, and one I gave away. I really don’t know what to do with these.
14 Pepper Trees
Planted in December 2021, which kicked off this whole seedling business. There were more than a few dead pepper tree seedlings.
Turns out having these trays on the ground creates a great environment for snails.
7 Rock Contoneasters
Planted in August 2023 after two months of stratification. I think two have died since May, but they were tiny then.
They are growing vigorously. But tree-like might be a stretch? I wonder if these would make a good hedge around a base, or maybe an accent planting?
3 Silky Oaks
Planted in March 2022. Several of these have died, mostly I think from the wind pulling them out of the pot – the big leaves catch the wind.
The three I’m counting here doesn’t include one in a separate root pouch, which is doing fine. It also doesn’t include one in a small pot, which died pretty quickly (no picture yet).
6 Weeping Wattlebrush
Planted in April 2022. A couple have died.
The fallen
