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  • From: <permed@nor.com.au>
  • To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: [Fwd: Crops from street trees]
  • Date: Sun, 11 Mar 01 13:38:01 +1100


>7) Consider nut trees as street plantings. One thing going for nuts is that,
>with the edible part safely enclosed in a shell, they are not susceptible to
>contamination by vehicle exhaust.

Also consider public liability factors - some nuts are very hard and

round and could easily cause accidents - council or the designer could be
liable - things like macadamias would be better placed in grassy
parklands than near hard surface footpaths
Robyn F




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