tolerate wet feet (forum)
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Scott starts with ...
I am searching for info. on hardy trees that will tolerate seasonal wet feet to fill an area at one end of my garden,
so far i have narrowed it down to -
coconut(looking for dwarf var),
guava,
abiu,
sapodilla,
casimiroa
any ideas/suggestions/experience would be appreciated
cheers
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Time: 1st January 2013 3:20pm
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Scott says...
also, is there a particular banana variety that likes wet feet more so than others?
Time: 1st January 2013 3:23pm
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Scott says...
I was of the understanding achacha trees could handle wet feet, but I lost a couple of mine to what I think was root rot from wet feet.
Has anyone had this problem with achacha?
Time: 1st January 2013 3:28pm
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VF says...
Hi Scott, couple more plants tolerating occassional wet feet are Rollinia and Jaboticaba. Black Sapote like a lot of water too, but I'm unsure about prolonged wet feet. Don't know about Achacha - I lost a couple of seedlings from kids over-watering them.
Time: 2nd January 2013 7:28am
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Linton says...
Brahmi will grow in water so it shouldn't mind wet feet. It doesn't have fruit though, you just eat the leaves like a herb.
Time: 2nd January 2013 8:07pm
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Linton says...
Rev posted here a few years ago quote:
In a wet spot i often see gotu kola and brahmi, they seem to be native up here
or just plain old taro.
Time: 2nd January 2013 8:09pm
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Linton says...
Asiminas grow in their natural habitat in boggy wet ground like river beds and can stand continuous wet feet. However they might not grow in the tropics as I think they need some cold.
Time: 5th January 2013 1:23pm
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Scott says...
Yeah, I don't think the 'ville has enough chill to make 'em fruit.
Never seen any up this way.
Time: 5th January 2013 9:01pm
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Linton says...
May I suggest that you try Salaks.
I'm sure I read somewhere that salaks like to grow in wet ground. I'm growing some in pots in a very wet mix and the more water I give them the more they seem to like it. Cheers.
Time: 6th January 2013 3:23pm
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Scott says...
Shall give 'em a go Linton.
I was given some a little while ago by a member of this forum....and they're just about ready to go in the ground.
Time: 7th January 2013 7:39pm
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Linton says...
Too many Salaks - Free to good home!
Wasn't expecting them ALL to grow. Now I have too many and don't know what to do with them all. Appreciate any offers to take some, you can have as many as you like, thanks.
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Time: 7th January 2013 7:47pm
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Nick T says...
I'd love one or two Linton! Unfortunately none of the twenty odd ones I grew from Malaysia last year survived... I'll have plenty of tropical fruit seeds soon to trade, stuff like gac, jackfruit, sapodilla, star apple and hopefully durian! :)
Time: 9th January 2013 12:59am
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John Mc says...
A couple of interesting ones for wet soils from Susanna Lyle's book:
Prickly pear, Pandanus, Malabar Chestnut, sugar cane, sea grape.
Time: 9th January 2013 7:38am
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denise1 says...
surinam and rio grande cherry
Time: 9th January 2013 9:38am
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Linton says...
Hi Nick
You are most welcome to some salak seedlngs. Please email your contact details so we can arange:
lintonius at hotmail.com
I think it is probably too hot and dry where I live for them to grow, but they're worth a try. How are your Star Apples growing? I've never been able to get them to survive in Melbourne.
Time: 10th January 2013 8:52am
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Scott says...
Anyone grow Bael fruit (Aegle marmelos)?
They're supposed to tolerate waterlogging.
Has someone had first hand experience?
Time: 12th January 2013 2:39pm
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