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  • From: "Charles de Matas" <cdematas@hotmail.com>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [permaculture] Acacias in clay soils
  • Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:56:45 +0000

I have heavy clay soils, compacted in some parts. I planted two acacia auriculiformis trees last year. Now they are about head height. I'm really impressed by their growth. I have tried leucaena, calliandra, caesalpinia but without success on my clay soil. A native species, erythrina fusca, which is already growing on my land also grows rapidly from seeds and I plan to continue with it. Pigeon peas also grow well here, but can get smothered by grasses. I collected some seeds from another native erythrina species which I will try to plant also.

Charles de Matas

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