Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Hi Merinda, i have to agree with you. Australia is a dry continent, therefore most of our native trees do not require a lot of water - that is the beauty of them. I am more concerned about what is happening in our old growth forests - cutting down ancient trees to be sold for wood chip. Take care. Virginia Western Australia At 07:57 AM 24/06/2004, you wrote: >Martin good morning, > >Not sure where you get your information on Australian Sandalwood or how >old your information is however, Australian Sandalwood is being >trial/grown in the Northern Territory of Australia. > >The tree is a parasite and the 'root' stock is one of the mimosas >(acacia). In fact, in this day and age one does not need an army of >people to start production there is a machine which digs the hole, plants >the treelet and I think gives it a drink before doing the next one. The >initial work is certainly not labour intensive. Aust Sandalwood grows in >lousy conditions which means most of the time it is not readily available >to general tourists. This is fine by me as I have no intention of heading >to the outback to look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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