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Re: permaculture guide clarification



On Fri, 16 Feb 1996 14:19:26 -0700 you wrote:
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similar experiences?  We're planting leucaenas, Texas
>and Mexican redbud, ash, Mexican plum, Blanco Crabapple,
>and mountian laurel.  Our soil is very clayey, and I can't
>speak to its chemical composition.  The climate tends
>toward long dry spells during the winter, and our rainfall
>is heaviest in May and September.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Michael
>yount@csf.colorado.edu

Hi! I have been trying to find out where Leucaenas originate. 
I have a friend here in South Africa who claims that they are the
new wonder tree, But I'm a bit wary of wonder trees in our 
sensitive fynbos ecology. The so-called wonder trees imported
from Australia in the 1800's have displaced large tracts of our 
indigenous flora. I can find no mention af leucaenas in any of 
my tree books. Can you possibly help?

Terry Wesselink
Cape Town
e-mail martinp@aztec.co.za


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