Fire resistant plantings (forum)

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Thank you for your informative and timely article on the above.
Also grateful for the long list of examples to purchase.
I have a screen of 10-metre pine trees on the Eastern side of my home (10 metres away). Having recently read that they are a hazard for bush fires because they can explode under ember attack, I was planning to cut away all of the greenery.
Hopefully, this will leave the branch/trunk skeletons to hold some climbing vines that will add colour variety, while presenting a screen to trap and extinguish embers.
I have found many sites forwarding fire resistant trees (that will take too long to grow, while meaning I would also have to cut down the pine trees), but nothing on creepers/climbers.
Can anyone help, please?
Thank you.
Regards,
Tom.

Time: 25th January 2020 7:41pm

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Fruitylicious1 says...
Hi Tom

I'm thinking of growing dragon fruit trees to climb over your proposed pine tree skeletons. Dragon fruits are fire resistant being having a fleshy watery stems that will not easily catch fire. They are pleasant to the eye because of the spectacular flowers and colorful fruits besides the yummy factor of the fruits when consumed.
Happy gardening 😎

Time: 9th February 2020 4:24pm

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TSQ says...
Thanks Fruitylicious1 for a suggestion I will take up. I have been informed that pine wood contains a resin that easily ignites, so I will cut the trees down.
However, I will replace the skeletons with a large and broad wire frame to hold a variety of climbers to present a solid - and edible - screen to counter embers.
Regards,
Tom.

Time: 11th February 2020 12:36am

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